Chapter 20 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest. "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems." "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph. "Sort of adopted you, Phil. Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
Chapter 20 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading “"Sort of adopted you, Phil.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “"There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."”
plural of “maze” — complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading “PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.”
a full supply
From this reading “"There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “"Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “"There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."”
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 “"Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.”
In this reading “"Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.”
travelling about
In this reading “"There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."”
In this reading “Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.”
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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 "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "Sort of adopted you, Phil.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
a boy or man
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
plural of “maze” — complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
a full supply
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Phil has made a good friend, at any rate," said Ralph.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Sort of adopted you, Phil.
carry out
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading "There's plenty of variety on the road to Boston, it seems."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
(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 PAUL REVERE'S RIDE "Well!" remarked Andy, as the Indian was lost to view amid the mazes of the forest.
at the time that
From this reading Those savage fellows mean something when they take a fancy to a fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sort of adopted you, Phil.
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