Chapter XXV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “What Happened Underground,” is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “What Happened Underground,” is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy. “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.” “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?” “Not lately.” “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
Chapter XXV of The Putnam Hall Encampment, “What Happened Underground,” is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 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.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading ““Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.””
in the recent past
From this reading ““Not lately.””
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading ““Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.””
move about in a confused manner
From this reading ““You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.”
add pepper to
From this reading ““Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?””
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading ““You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
in the recent past
From this reading “Not lately.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not lately.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Have you heard from that boy, Pepper?”
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Shall we go to the old mill and see what it looks like?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, the one mentioned by that Bert Field.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean the Robertson mill?” asked Andy.
Chapter 25 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer holds 133 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 25 holds 133 sentences of The Putnam Hall Encampment, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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