Chapter 16 of The High School Boys in Summer Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The High School Boys in Summer Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps. "Halt!" ordered Tag. "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick. "Now, put your hands up!" "Why?"
Chapter 16 of The High School Boys in Summer Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.”
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.”
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.”
cause to stop
From this reading “"Halt!" ordered Tag.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"Halt!" ordered Tag.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Halt!" ordered Tag.”
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 to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
someone who is a detective
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
opinion or judgment
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
the act of departing
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
cause to stop
From this reading "Halt!" ordered Tag.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Now, put your hands up!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
conformity or harmony
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, put your hands up!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Halt!" ordered Tag.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now, put your hands up!"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
not in physical motion
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Halt!" ordered Tag.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF REAL DARING Still keeping his eyes turned on the fugitive, Dick took three quick, backward steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now, put your hands up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was going to stop, anyway," smiled Dick.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, put your hands up!"
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