Chapter 8 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE. What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun. A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game. To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
Chapter 8 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.”
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.”
come together
From this reading “ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.”
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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 ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
come together
From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
and nothing more
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
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From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
done under pressure
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.
a special situation
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH A MOOSE.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What was a rare thing for Basil to do, he rushed forward without reloading his gun.
people who are wounded
From this reading To his astonishment, the bull was not dead, nor down neither, but only upon his knees--of course wounded.
Chapter 8 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North by Mayne Reid holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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