Chapter 4 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin. "Mysterious! Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!" "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes. "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
Chapter 4 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a politician who is running for public office
From this reading “"Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “"Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “"Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.”
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading “"Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “"I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “"Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “"Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.”
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 “"Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.”
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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 "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
a boy or man
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
of an obscure nature
From this reading "Mysterious!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
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From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, all serene; but 'be prepared' for to-night too, if you've no objection," the old campaigner spoke dryly.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Be prepared!" quoted Peter with twinkling eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why? you've got mysteries on the brain, it seems to me!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never knew such a chap as you for getting ideas into your head," said Robin.
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