Chapter 20 of The Young Treasure Hunter is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Young Treasure Hunter is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously. "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson. "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad. I hit one o' dem rascals." "That's what you did.
Chapter 20 of The Young Treasure Hunter is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.”
concealing something under the ground
From this reading “BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “"But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “"Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “I hit one o' dem rascals."”
cause friction
From this reading “"Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.”
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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 "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
concealing something under the ground
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That's what you did.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
cause to move by striking
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
be the source of pain
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
roused to anger
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
cause friction
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what you did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what you did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
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