Chapter 5 of The Mystery at Camp Lenape is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Mystery at Camp Lenape is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway. He indicated the trampled patch of bushes. “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.” “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry. “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
Chapter 5 of The Mystery at Camp Lenape is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a continuing very loud noise
From this reading ““But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading ““Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading ““But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.”
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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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading ““Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.”
In this reading “IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
the organ of sight
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading He indicated the trampled patch of bushes.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE NAME OF THE LAW “This is the place,” said Jake Utway.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the very tree that walloped me in the eye.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
at the time that
From this reading “Funny I didn’t see him when the flash went off,” mused Jerry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But I was busy, first with banging my head on the pole, and next in getting back home quick.
Chapter 5 of The Mystery at Camp Lenape by Carl Saxon holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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