Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Emerald Valley, “Map of a Mine,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Emerald Valley, “Map of a Mine,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer. “No, thanks,” he said. “Sorry, you can’t buy me. Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.” “No such thing.”
Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Emerald Valley, “Map of a Mine,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.””
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading ““No, thanks,” he said.”
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.
an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines
In this reading “Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.”
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.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Sorry, you can’t buy me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sorry, you can’t buy me.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, thanks,” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sorry, you can’t buy me.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, thanks,” he said.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, thanks,” he said.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry, you can’t buy me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “No such thing.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “No, thanks,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
a special situation
From this reading “No such thing.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annoyed by the attempted bribe, Jack returned the emerald to the mining engineer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sorry, you can’t buy me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems you’re mighty eager to get us away from here.”
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