Chapter VI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “The Threat,” is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “The Threat,” is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones. Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor. “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder. “A rough one, though. And the ink has faded.”
Chapter VI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “The Threat,” is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading “The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading ““It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.”
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading “The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “And the ink has faded.””
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading ““It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.”
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In this reading “Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.”
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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 “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
(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 “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading And the ink has faded.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
set up or found
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the ink has faded.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading And the ink has faded.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A rough one, though.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “A rough one, though.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “It’s a map, all right,” Ken confirmed, studying it over Jack’s shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “A rough one, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Explorers and Mr. Livingston clustered close to Jack, peering at the paper he had found under the hearthstones.
changed to a yellowish color by age
From this reading Carefully, he spread the yellowed sheet on the cabin floor.
Chapter 6 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow by Don Palmer holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 6 holds 141 sentences of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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