Chapter 20 of The mysterious tramp is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The mysterious tramp is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement. Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled. “He’s going out!” said Hugh. “We must follow him. You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
Chapter 20 of The mysterious tramp is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading “You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.””
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading “Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.”
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading “Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.”
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.
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In this reading “You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.””
In this reading “Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.”
In this reading “Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.”
In this reading “BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
(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 BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
a youthful male person
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “We must follow him.
the act of departing
From this reading “He’s going out!” said Hugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s going out!” said Hugh.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We must follow him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must follow him.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’s going out!” said Hugh.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards evening they noticed a boy leading out his big black horse, saddled and bridled.
look attentively
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN All the rest of the day David and Hugh kept a close watch on Black Bill’s every movement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must follow him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stay here and keep watch on the camp, and I’ll follow him on Danny’s bike.”
Chapter 20 of The mysterious tramp by Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
Chapter 20 holds 42 sentences of The mysterious tramp, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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