Chapter 10 of The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues. The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse. Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit. Where did you come from?” Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.
Chapter 10 of The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrow” — the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading “Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
a depository for goods
From this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.”
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 “Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.”
In this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
In this reading “The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.”
In this reading “Where did you come from?””
In this reading “Barrows stared at the boys 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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.
plural of “barrow” — the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did you come from?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you come from?”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did you come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
an expression of greeting
From this reading Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Finally Garry shouted: “Hello, Hermit.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
a depository for goods
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Barrows stared at the boys in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The hermit stood there blinking in the sunlight, for it had been pitch black inside of the storehouse.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST HIKE It was nearly a minute before the boys could find their tongues.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you come from?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did you come from?”
Chapter 10 of The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves by Claude A. LaBelle holds 134 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 10 holds 134 sentences of The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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