Chapter 20 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What else is there?" asked Bob. "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so. It's all practical." "I should think so!" cried Bob. "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
Chapter 20 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"What else is there?" asked Bob.”
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
create (as an entity)
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “"Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.”
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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 "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
(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 It's all practical."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
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From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I should think so!" cried Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think so!" cried Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all practical."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
engage in
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
create (as an entity)
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
go across or through
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading It's all practical."
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think so!" cried Bob.
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I should think so!" cried Bob.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading "Well, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
(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, I'll organize regular survey groups--compass-man, axe-man, rod-man, chain-men--and let them run lines; and I'll make them estimate timber, and make a sketch map or so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What else is there?" asked Bob.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder if I could pass it myself."
Chapter 20 of The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 20 holds 407 sentences of The Rules of the Game, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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