Chapter 25 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little. Yet she spoke seriously. "You needn't be so worried, Wyn. I know most of the men who do business on the lake. Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Chapter 25 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “I know most of the men who do business on the lake.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Yet she spoke seriously.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “"You needn't be so worried, Wyn.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
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 “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
In this reading “I know most of the men who do business on the lake.”
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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 THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
and nothing more
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
the force of workers available
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
used to form the superlative
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
in a serious manner
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
which person or people
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
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