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Troop One of the Labrador

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Troop One of the Labrador is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.
"David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!
Andy, find some clean cloths!
Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"
The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.
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Troop One of the Labrador

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Troop One of the Labrador is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.
Line 2
"David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!
/ˈdeɪvɪd pʊt ə ˈfaɪər ɪn ðə stoʊv ənd hiːt sʌm ˈwɔːtər/
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Andy, find some clean cloths!
Line 4
Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"
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The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

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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.

cloths noun US /klɔːθs/

plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading “Andy, find some clean cloths!”

directions noun US /dərˈekʃənz/

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading “The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.”

examination noun US /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading “LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.”

horn's noun US /hɔːrnz/

possessive form of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading “LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.”

kit noun US /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading “Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"”

lem noun US /lem/

a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

From this reading “LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.”

medicine noun US /ˈmedəsən/

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading “Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"”

stove noun US /stoʊv/

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading “"David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

Andy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Andy, find some clean cloths!

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Andy, find some clean cloths!

clothsnounUS /klɔːθs/

plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Andy, find some clean cloths!

DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

directionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

doesn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Andy, find some clean cloths!

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

FOXnounUS /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

HORN'SnounUS /hɔːrnz/

possessive form of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

Jamie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

Joe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

kitnounUS /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

LEMnounUS /lem/

a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

Lem's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

SILVERnounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

stovenounUS /stoʊv/

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Jamie, bring up my medicine kit from the boat!"

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "David, put a fire in the stove and heat some water!

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading The boys hurried to carry out the directions, while Doctor Joe made a more careful examination and discovered a second wound in Lem's back, just below the right shoulder.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading LEM HORN'S SILVER FOX "He's alive, and this doesn't look like a bad wound," said Doctor Joe after a brief examination.

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