Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COALS OF FIRE. “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door. “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins. “Who in the world can it be?” Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.”
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “COALS OF FIRE.”
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading “Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.”
a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
From this reading “Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.”
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading ““Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.”
apt to speak irritably
From this reading ““Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.”
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In this reading ““Who in the world can it be?””
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.”
In this reading ““Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.”
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possessing life
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who in the world can it be?”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who in the world can it be?”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading COALS OF FIRE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
start firing a weapon
From this reading COALS OF FIRE.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who in the world can it be?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
engage in
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COALS OF FIRE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
apt to speak irritably
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
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From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
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From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
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From this reading “Come on, we’ve got to make it snappy,” he said, as he began to pull on his moccasins.
(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 Jack asked, as he donned his mackinaw and pulled his cap well down over his ears.
which person or people
From this reading “Who in the world can it be?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Who in the world can it be?”
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From this reading “There’s someone out there sure’s you’re alive,” Bob shouted as he closed the door.
Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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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