Chapter XVII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Search and a Bear,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Search and a Bear,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe. “I guess not, Harry. But he is mad, no doubt of that.” “I didn’t want to make him mad, Joe. And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
Chapter XVII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Search and a Bear,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 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.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “But he is mad, no doubt of that.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I guess not, Harry.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.””
roused to anger
From this reading “But he is mad, no doubt of that.””
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.””
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.”
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.
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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 And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t want to make him mad, Joe.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess not, Harry.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn’t want to make him mad, Joe.
cause to move by striking
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess not, Harry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
roused to anger
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
engage in
From this reading “I didn’t want to make him mad, Joe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
not any; not one
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I guess not, Harry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
above and across; more than
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he is mad, no doubt of that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And he hit me a pretty hard one over the shoulders, too.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I didn’t want to make him mad, Joe.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think he’ll really go?” whispered Harry to Joe.
Chapter 17 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 17 holds 140 sentences of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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