Chapter 18 of The Wolf Patrol is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Wolf Patrol is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious. Chippy could not make out what had happened. The boat had not sunk. Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound. The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Chapter 18 of The Wolf Patrol is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Chippy could not make out what had happened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.”
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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 Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
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From this reading The boat had not sunk.
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From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
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From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat had not sunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scout thought a moment, then seized his sweep, and drove his skiff square across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD WATER-GATE This was very mysterious.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Chippy could not make out what had happened.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it done so, the men would never have gone down without a sound.
