Chapter 22 of Viking Boys is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Viking Boys is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL." When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast. Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there. The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?" He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
Chapter 22 of Viking Boys is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"”
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “"GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL."”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"”
a social unit living together
From this reading “When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"”
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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 He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
move towards
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading "GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL."
divisible by two
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
set up or found
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
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From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
a social unit living together
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
and nothing more
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
easily agitated
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
express a supposition
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Signy--though she looked pale and nervous--was there.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He exchanged a knowing look with Fred.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "GIVE YE GOOD COUNSEL."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The _Laulie's_ approach had been noticed, but Mr. Adiesen merely remarked, "Your young friends come to fetch you, Mr. Garson, I suppose?"
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