Chapter 25 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look. "Let me have it, boy. That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high. It spells liberty to him!" With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
Chapter 25 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading “With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.”
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “It spells liberty to him!"”
an orderly pile
From this reading “That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.”
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 “That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.”
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 That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Let me have it, boy.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
a long fixed look
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
coins made of gold
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Let me have it, boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It spells liberty to him!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let me have it, boy.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me have it, boy.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It spells liberty to him!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me have it, boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
above and across; more than
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
on the contrary
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading It spells liberty to him!"
an orderly pile
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading CONCLUSION The sheriff took one look.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that he hastened over and handed the print to the convict.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That man is dying to see, and I warrant you he would rather gaze on this picture than on a stack of gold eagles ten feet high.
Chapter 25 of The Outdoor Chums in the Forest by Quincy Allen holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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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