Chapter 21 of The Rival Campers Afloat is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Rival Campers Afloat is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night? Would before the dawn, to race with him? Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton. Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.” And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
Chapter 21 of The Rival Campers Afloat is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?”
the first light of day
From this reading “Would before the dawn, to race with him?”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.””
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.”
before a time limit expires
From this reading “A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?”
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.”
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 “Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.”
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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 TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
the first light of day
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
not any; not one
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
a person who is being chased
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Thus he questioned himself, and answered, “No.”
any competition
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
before a time limit expires
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
not known
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Would before the dawn, to race with him?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A TIMELY ARRIVAL Would they be pursued this night?
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Thus there be any yacht set sail from Southport, thought Mr. Carleton.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the good yacht _Viking_ was, all unknown to any one, running a race.
Chapter 21 of The Rival Campers Afloat by Ruel Perley Smith holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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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