Chapter 24 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Little came up the rope hand over hand. Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car. Fido, the poodle, whined. “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.” “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
Chapter 24 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ““Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.””
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading “Fido, the poodle, whined.”
a strong line
From this reading “Little came up the rope hand over hand.”
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.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
above and across; more than
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.”
a strong line
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
a special situation
From this reading “Poor thing,” said Lady Caroline, “it’s hungry.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you wish to save the dog?” said Little.
Chapter 24 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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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