Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!" "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry." "No use. He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head. I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading “I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."”
plural of “flip” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading “He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.”
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading “He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “"Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."”
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 “THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"”
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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 He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
plural of “flip” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
engage in
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
not any; not one
From this reading "No use.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
and nothing more
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
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From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading He only flips his stub of a tail around, and shakes his head.
express in words
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
the act of using
From this reading "No use.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Give the old sleepy-head another cut with the whip, Jerry."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I tell you nothing short of a burr under his tail would make old Peter run, fellows."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE "Get up, there, you Peter!"
Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest by Quincy Allen holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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