Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST SHOWS UP. “I’ve got one.” Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net. “Is it a big one?” he asked. “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a bottom of a specified character
From this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading ““He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.”
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading ““He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.”
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “THE GHOST SHOWS UP.”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.”
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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 “Is it a big one?” he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is it a big one?” he asked.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Is it a big one?” he asked.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
having a bottom of a specified character
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST SHOWS UP.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got one.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got one.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it a big one?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it a big one?” he asked.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’ve got one.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
with speed
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He’s pulling pretty hard,” Jack replied, rapidly reeling in his line.
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading THE GHOST SHOWS UP.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST SHOWS UP.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE GHOST SHOWS UP.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob was rowing the flat bottomed boat and, as Jack spoke, he dropped the oars and picked up the landing net.
Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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