Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS. Bob was the first to get back to the camp. He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought. He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him. “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob was the first to get back to the camp.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.”
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading “REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.”
with reluctance
From this reading ““Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.”
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In this reading “He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.”
In this reading “He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.”
In this reading “REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.”
In this reading ““Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “Bob was the first to get back to the camp.”
In this reading “He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
to say again or imitate
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
and nothing more
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
with reluctance
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He had, in the three hours, covered nearly ten miles, he thought.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had called Rex’s name till he was hoarse, but only the echo of the forest had answered him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Hope one of the others has had better luck,” he thought as he reluctantly turned back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob was the first to get back to the camp.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading REX ENCOUNTERS WILD CATS.
Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 273 sentences of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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