Chapter 12 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?” “Thought they were going to meet us here!” “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?” “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night? We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
Chapter 12 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “We can’t stay out doors without tents.””
come together
From this reading ““Thought they were going to meet us here!””
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““Didn’t they come on the same road we took?””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We can’t stay out doors without tents.””
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “We can’t stay out doors without tents.””
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?””
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?””
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 “ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?””
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
the act of departing
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
come together
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Didn’t they come on the same road we took?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Thought they were going to meet us here!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If they missed the way, what are we to do for the night?
in or at the place that
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF THE WAGONS “Where are the wagons?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We can’t stay out doors without tents.”
Chapter 12 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 12 holds 169 sentences of The Putnam Hall Encampment, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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