Chapter 13 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION. “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place. “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared. “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.” “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
Chapter 13 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading ““Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading ““That brother of yours is a very brave lad.””
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.”
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading ““And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““That brother of yours is a very brave lad.””
free from harm or evil
From this reading “KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading ““Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.”
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In this reading ““That brother of yours is a very brave lad.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
later than; following
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
apart from; not including
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.
a boy or man
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
free from harm or evil
From this reading KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
express in words
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KERNERTOK TO THE RESCUE—CONCLUSION.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do except wait,” Jack said, after he had slipped the bar back in its place.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “And that’s often the hardest work of all,” Stebbins declared.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I’ll tell the world he is, and then some,” Jack agreed.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “That brother of yours is a very brave lad.”
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