Chapter 16 of Woodcraft is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Woodcraft is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELMER THINKS IT PAYS. SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed. Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it. They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim. Nor was this all.
Chapter 16 of Woodcraft is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
-ing form of “squirm” — to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.”
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.
In this reading “SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.”
In this reading “Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
(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 Nor was this all.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
divisible by two
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was this all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
in or at or to some place
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
-ing form of “squirm” — to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ELMER THINKS IT PAYS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nor was this all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six other eager lads besides Elmer and Matt Tubbs strove to get a chance to have "a finger in the pie," as Lil Artha called it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading They even pushed among themselves, in their eagerness to land somewhere upon the squirming figure of the struggling victim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was this all.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading SUCH a scene of wild confusion as followed.
Chapter 16 of Woodcraft by Alan, Captain Douglas holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 16 holds 125 sentences of Woodcraft, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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