Chapter 4 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TORN MAP. "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours. I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours. Where have you been keeping yourself? I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
Chapter 4 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading “I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “Where have you been keeping yourself?”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “THE TORN MAP.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “THE TORN MAP.”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.”
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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 I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Where have you been keeping yourself?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading THE TORN MAP.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
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From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
on the contrary
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TORN MAP.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading THE TORN MAP.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I have been waiting for you upwards of two hours.
(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 "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been keeping yourself?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Nate, "it seems to me you fellows keep rather late hours.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Where have you been keeping yourself?
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