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Chapter 2 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RALPH MAKES A FRIEND. "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it." "That is true," returned the young man. "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself." "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
Chapter 2 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “"I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “"You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “RALPH MAKES A FRIEND.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “"You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."”
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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 RALPH MAKES A FRIEND.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
a small house with a single story
From this reading "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading RALPH MAKES A FRIEND.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading RALPH MAKES A FRIEND.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You can go over to our cottage, if you wish.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH MAKES A FRIEND.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
in or at the place that
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I had some place where I might dry myself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll catch cold if you stand around in this wind," remarked Ralph to Horace Kelsey, "especially as you are not used to it."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That is true," returned the young man.
Chapter 2 of The Young Bridge-Tender by Edward Stratemeyer holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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