Chapter 9 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK GOES FISHING. “Are you sure this is the tree?” Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree. “Sure? Of course I am.
Chapter 9 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “JACK GOES FISHING.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “JACK GOES FISHING.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK GOES FISHING.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ““Are you sure this is the tree?””
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.”
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.
In this reading “JACK GOES FISHING.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I am.”
extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
In this reading “Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Of course I am.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I am.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading JACK GOES FISHING.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading JACK GOES FISHING.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I am.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK GOES FISHING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Jack asked, as he carefully scanned the trunk of the big tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure this is the tree?”
Chapter 9 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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 9 holds 310 sentences of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Golden Boys With the Lumber Jacks by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 310 sentences, grouped into 62 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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