Chapter XXIV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “A Wild Goose Chase,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “A Wild Goose Chase,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it. “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale. “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper. “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.” “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
Chapter XXIV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “A Wild Goose Chase,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.”
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading ““Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.”
a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
From this reading ““We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.”
set up or found
From this reading ““Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.””
add pepper to
From this reading ““That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.””
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 ““Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.”
In this reading ““We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.”
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 “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
a formal public statement
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
lacking funds
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
and nothing more
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
set up or found
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
add pepper to
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Fun is fun, but to steal a launch is another story.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have us arrested?” cried the bully, and he grew somewhat pale.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We didn’t steal the boat,” came from Coulter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That is just what he said,” broke in Pepper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The announcement that Jack made filled the Ritter crowd with alarm, and they showed it.
Chapter 24 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 24 holds 125 sentences of The Putnam Hall Encampment, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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