Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!” “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise. “Who are you?” “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.” “Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?”
Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading ““I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.””
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?””
possessive form of “field” — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
an expression of greeting
From this reading “BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!””
a boy or man
From this reading ““Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ““Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.”
add pepper to
From this reading ““I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.””
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!””
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 ““Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.”
In this reading ““Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Who are you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
possessive form of “field” — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
a boy or man
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, one of the fellows I met at the church?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
add pepper to
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am one of the Putnam Hall cadets, Pepper Ditmore.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BERT FIELD’S REVELATION “Hello there, Bert Field!”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
which person or people
From this reading “Who are you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who are you?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hello yourself,” answered the lad at the top of the opening, in surprise.
Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Encampment by Edward Stratemeyer holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 26 holds 137 sentences of The Putnam Hall Encampment, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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