Chapter V of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “Electing a Major,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter V of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “Electing a Major,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale. "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine. "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously. "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter. He looked much disconcerted.
Chapter V of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “Electing a Major,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.”
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading “"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.”
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “"Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.”
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading “"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.”
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 “He looked much disconcerted.”
In this reading “"Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.”
In this reading “"Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading He looked much disconcerted.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
and nothing more
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked much disconcerted.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He looked much disconcerted.
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Never mind just now," answered Dan Baxter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Have they been spying on us?" queried Mumps, and turned slightly pale.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, they have been spying--I caught them at it," came from Billy Sabine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you fellows been up to here?" he added, anxiously.
Chapter 5 of The Putnam Hall Cadets by Edward Stratemeyer holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 131 sentences of The Putnam Hall Cadets, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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