Chapter 25 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED. Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one. What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for? The boy resolved to be on guard. He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
Chapter 25 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.”
not prepared or vigilant
From this reading “He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.”
determined
From this reading “The boy resolved to be on guard.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.”
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property consisting of houses and land
In this reading “Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.”
vigilant
In this reading “The boy resolved to be on guard.”
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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 Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boy resolved to be on guard.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy resolved to be on guard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The boy resolved to be on guard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
not prepared or vigilant
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
not any; not one
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy resolved to be on guard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
determined
From this reading The boy resolved to be on guard.
express in words
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might be from the country and green, but no one should catch him napping, as had Mr. Wakefield Smith.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerry felt that his mission to the real estate man was a delicate one.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
at the time that
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
which person or people
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading What would he have to say when he learned who the youth was and what he had come for?
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