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Chapter 11 of The Wreck of the Red Bird is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE. "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning. He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut. "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with. We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
Chapter 11 of The Wreck of the Red Bird is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “"We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.”
cook under a broiler
From this reading “We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.”
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading “He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.”
be excessively hot
From this reading “"We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “"We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.”
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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In this reading “"How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.”
In this reading “He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
cook under a broiler
From this reading We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
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From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
be excessively hot
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
temporary military shelter
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
a small worthless amount
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
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From this reading SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME OF NED'S SCIENCE.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading We can broil sometimes and roast sometimes, for variety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How shall we cook our fish, Ned?" asked Charley, the next morning.
at the time that
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We must roast them," said Ned, "now that we have no bacon to fry them with.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He had already thrown wood upon the embers when Ned and Jack came out of the hut.
Chapter 11 of The Wreck of the Red Bird by George Cary Eggleston holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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