Chapter 2 of The Wilderness Castaways is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Wilderness Castaways is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed: “Well! Well, lad! And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?” “What’s--what’s happened?
Chapter 2 of The Wilderness Castaways is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a job in an organization
From this reading “And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?””
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?””
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:”
a boy or man
From this reading “Well, lad!”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:”
only a very short time before
From this reading “THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?””
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In this reading “THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
have
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
a job in an organization
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What’s--what’s happened?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
a boy or man
From this reading Well, lad!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
only a very short time before
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
(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!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s--what’s happened?
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST BEAR Paul had scarcely regained his feet when the gruff voice of Captain Bluntt exclaimed:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what brings you out o’ your snug berth at this time o’ night?”
Chapter 2 of The Wilderness Castaways by Dillon Wallace holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 2 holds 168 sentences of The Wilderness Castaways, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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