Chapter 24 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening. "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet. The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire. "Evenin'! You fellers goin' over now?
Chapter 24 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.”
shining intensely
From this reading “The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “You fellers goin' over now?”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.”
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.
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In this reading “"There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.”
In this reading “A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.”
In this reading “"There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
side by side
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
shining intensely
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Evenin'!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading You fellers goin' over now?
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You fellers goin' over now?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You fellers goin' over now?
above and across; more than
From this reading You fellers goin' over now?
an angry dispute
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
in the near future
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Stony Creek hunters soon drew up alongside the blazing fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "There's a light in the cabin, so we might as well get ready," added Sam Randall, rising to his feet.
at the time that
From this reading A QUARREL "Here comes Sladder, Musgrove and the mighty Bowser," laughed Bob, when supper was finished next evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fellers goin' over now?
Chapter 24 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
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