Chapter 9 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand. "Oh, Dick! Dave!" But up the road there sounded no answer. Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
Chapter 9 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expression of greeting
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “But up the road there sounded no answer.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
react verbally
From this reading But up the road there sounded no answer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But up the road there sounded no answer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
an expression of greeting
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
the act of retaining something
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
not any; not one
From this reading But up the road there sounded no answer.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Dick!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading But up the road there sounded no answer.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But up the road there sounded no answer.
male cat
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
look attentively
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Looking utterly worried, Reade came back into camp.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading DICK IMITATES A TAME INDIAN "Hello! hello!" yelled Tom Reade, pacing up and down the road with his lantern, holding his watch in the other hand.
Chapter 9 of The High School Boys' Training Hike by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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