Chapter 1 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE PROPOSAL. Go to sleep. G-o-t-o s-l-e-e-e-e-e-p. The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden. “Come in,” Bob shouted.
Chapter 1 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “A STRANGE PROPOSAL.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
(military) signal to turn the lights out
From this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
In this reading “The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.”
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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 A STRANGE PROPOSAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come in,” Bob shouted.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G-o-t-o s-l-e-e-e-e-e-p.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go to sleep.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in,” Bob shouted.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
and nothing more
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
immediately past
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
a brief written record
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading A STRANGE PROPOSAL.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G-o-t-o s-l-e-e-e-e-e-p.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come in,” Bob shouted.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Go to sleep.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE PROPOSAL.
(military) signal to turn the lights out
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The last note of “taps” rang lingeringly through the corridors of The Fortress and died away just as a knock sounded on the door of the room occupied by Bob and Jack Golden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go to sleep.
Chapter 1 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 1 holds 225 sentences of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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