Chapter 33 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED. For the moment Harry was alarmed. What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest? “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned. “I’ll call them again.”
Chapter 33 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “For the moment Harry was alarmed.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “For the moment Harry was alarmed.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading ““Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.”
logically valid
From this reading ““Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment Harry was alarmed.”
In this reading ““Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.”
In this reading “What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
anew
From this reading “I’ll call them again.”
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading For the moment Harry was alarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I’ll call them again.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment Harry was alarmed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading For the moment Harry was alarmed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll call them again.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment Harry was alarmed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
logically valid
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SNOW SIEGE ENDED.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’ll call them again.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perhaps they grew anxious about Jack and me and have gone out to hunt us up,” he reasoned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment Harry was alarmed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could have become of those left behind in charge of Camp Rest?
Chapter 33 of Tour of the Zero Club by Edward Stratemeyer holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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