The Wolf Patrol

Chapter XXXIII

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DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

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The Wolf Patrol John Finnemore

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of The Wolf Patrol is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool. Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank. The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface. Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream. Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

The Wolf Patrol

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of The Wolf Patrol is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

Line 2

Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

Line 3

The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

Line 4

Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

Line 5

Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

Learner Dictionary

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Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

back

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

bank

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

bed

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

big

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

Bill

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

buoyed

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

carried

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

close

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

confederate

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

corks

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

deep

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

drag-net

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

DRAGGING

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

end

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

fine

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

First

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

floated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

foot

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

head

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

jumped

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

lay

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

leaden

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

LITTLE

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

loaded

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

mesh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

navvy

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

net

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

Now

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

opposite

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

out

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

paid

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

pegged

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

POOL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

second

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From this reading Now the big navvy waded back, and a second net--a drag-net--was carried to the foot of the pool.

stream

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

stretched

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

surface

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

SURPRISE

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From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

Thus

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

top

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From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

waded

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

waist

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

wall

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From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DRAGGING THE POOL--A LITTLE SURPRISE First a net was stretched across the head of the pool.

water

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

weights

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The foot of the net was loaded with leaden weights, and lay close to the bed of the stream: the top was buoyed with corks and floated on the surface.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Thus, when the net was carried across and pegged into the opposite bank, a wall of fine mesh lay across the stream.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

Young

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From this reading Young Bill jumped into the water and waded across waist deep with one end of the net, while a confederate paid it out from the bank.

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