Chapter 28 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INDIAN CASUISTRY. "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him." "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom. "Probably not. He may have gone only a mile or two.
Chapter 28 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading “"I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “INDIAN CASUISTRY.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “He may have gone only a mile or two.”
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading “"I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “"I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.”
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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 He may have gone only a mile or two.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
From this reading INDIAN CASUISTRY.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
destroyed or killed
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading INDIAN CASUISTRY.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Probably not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
and nothing more
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Probably not.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
male cat
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He may have gone only a mile or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
at the time that
From this reading "I should like to know when the horse got away," said Scott, as he and Tom rode on side by side; "then we could calculate how far we should have to go before overtaking him."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He wouldn't be likely to travel all the time, would he?" asked Tom.
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