Chapter 10 of The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!" "He made the tracks we've been following! A rope would come in handy!" "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life! But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
Chapter 10 of The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
From this reading “BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"”
easy to reach
From this reading “A rope would come in handy!"”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “"The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!”
a strong line
From this reading “A rope would come in handy!"”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"”
not openly expressed
From this reading “"The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"He made the tracks we've been following!”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"”
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 “But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"”
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 A rope would come in handy!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A rope would come in handy!"
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
easy to reach
From this reading A rope would come in handy!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rope would come in handy!"
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
and nothing more
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
a strong line
From this reading A rope would come in handy!"
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
not openly expressed
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
a message informing of danger
From this reading BLUE JACKET'S WARNING "SHOOT the cabin burner!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He made the tracks we've been following!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But it's only what we ought to expect from an Injun!"
which person or people
From this reading "The sneaking hound, to turn on the boys who saved his life!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A rope would come in handy!"
Chapter 10 of The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes by St. George Rathborne holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 10 holds 99 sentences of The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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