Chapter XXII of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “After the Thieves,” is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “After the Thieves,” is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Digby was strongly disgusted with himself. He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp. “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said. “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason. Just for a drink!
Chapter XXII of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “After the Thieves,” is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading ““The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.”
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading “Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading ““And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading ““The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.”
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading “He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.”
In this reading “He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.”
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 He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
take in liquids
From this reading Just for a drink!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
and nothing more
From this reading Just for a drink!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
measure the depth of something
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The first time I fell plumb asleep,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He felt that, to a degree, he was to be blamed for both raids upon their camp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And now I went away from the fire for a foolish reason.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Digby was strongly disgusted with himself.
Chapter 22 of The Trail Boys of the Plains by W. Bert (Walter Bertram) Foster holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 22 holds 209 sentences of The Trail Boys of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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