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Chapter 14 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement. “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe. “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.” “But I won’t give up these bees!” Alice rebelled.
Chapter 14 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading ““But I won’t give up these bees!””
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
an authoritative declaration
From this reading “UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.”
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading “Alice rebelled.”
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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be restored
In this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.””
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading ““But I won’t give up these bees!””
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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 UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice rebelled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
engage in
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
an authoritative declaration
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading Alice rebelled.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m afraid Bob’s right,” said Joe.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But I won’t give up these bees!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDER FIRE There was a half minute of dismayed silence at this pronouncement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we go away from here those river pirates will surely destroy everything we’ve left and burn the cabin too, to make sure that we won’t come back.”
Chapter 14 of The Woods-Rider by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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.
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