Chapter 13 of Troop One of the Labrador is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Troop One of the Labrador is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie. He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction. "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself. "I'll pace un off. North is the way she goes first."
Chapter 13 of Troop One of the Labrador is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.”
poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
From this reading “SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “"That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “"I'll pace un off.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “"That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.”
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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 SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading North is the way she goes first."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll pace un off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading North is the way she goes first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'll pace un off.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "I'll pace un off.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He drew from his pocket the little compass Doctor Joe had given him, and took the direction.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading SURPRISED AND CAPTURED "Twenty paces to a hackmatack tree, north," read Jamie.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "I'll pace un off.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's the way she goes, the way the needle points," he said to himself.
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