Chapter XXIII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Pike Spearing Through the Ice,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Pike Spearing Through the Ice,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request. “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe. “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright. “Yes. Sing big song.”
Chapter XXIII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Pike Spearing Through the Ice,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Sing big song.””
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading ““Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
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 ““Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.”
In this reading ““Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.”
In this reading ““Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
later than; following
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
in an accurate manner
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sing big song.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
at any time
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
deliver by singing
From this reading Sing big song.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Sing big song.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Stand on me head, is it?” asked Teddy, thinking he had not heard aright.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Hush, we may miss something,” came from Joe.
(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 “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, did you ever hear the beat of that?” asked Fred, in a whisper, after Link had made his outrageous request.
Chapter 23 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 23 holds 149 sentences of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3961 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52386 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #52386, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 330 minutes of reading across 793 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
