Chapter XXV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “Chet’s Determination,” is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “Chet’s Determination,” is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!” Dig vowed. “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?” “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly. “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
Chapter XXV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, “Chet’s Determination,” is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is being chased
From this reading ““By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!””
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading ““They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.””
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Dig vowed.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading ““Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading ““By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!””
in or at or to some place
From this reading ““They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.””
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading “Dig vowed.”
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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anew
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
(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 “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Dig vowed.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
immediately past
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Let’s search ’em again,” insisted Chet grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “They took those deeds out of my pocket and they have them somewhere.”
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Dig vowed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “By the last hoptoad that was chased out of Ireland!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Have we chased these snoozers all this way for nothing?”
Chapter 25 of The Trail Boys of the Plains by W. Bert (Walter Bertram) Foster holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 25 holds 182 sentences of The Trail Boys of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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