Chapter 31 of The Putnam Hall Cadets is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Putnam Hall Cadets is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack. "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam. He tried the door, to find it locked. Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty. "Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.
Chapter 31 of The Putnam Hall Cadets is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading “Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.”
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “"I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “"Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.”
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.”
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In this reading “Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.”
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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 A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading "Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
occurring by chance
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
roused to anger
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
march in a procession
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
the force of workers available
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
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From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Oh, Captain Putnam!" cried George Strong, joyfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I believe both of them are as mad as March hares," returned Captain Putnam.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE--CONCLUSION "Those men must be crazy!" cried Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried the door, to find it locked.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Putting his shoulder to the barrier he burst it open, and the whole party stormed into the shanty.
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