Chapter 9 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?” Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute. “My proposition is a fair one.” “Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged. “Then why hesitate?
Chapter 9 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading ““Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?””
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading ““Then why hesitate?”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading ““Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading ““My proposition is a fair one.””
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.”
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In this reading “Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.”
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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 “My proposition is a fair one.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading “Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “My proposition is a fair one.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Then why hesitate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My proposition is a fair one.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.
expressed without speech
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My proposition is a fair one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My proposition is a fair one.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “My proposition is a fair one.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then why hesitate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarrett Walz asked impatiently, as the Scouts stood mute.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading SHORT CUT “Well, how about it?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Then why hesitate?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it is,” Mr. Livingston acknowledged.
Chapter 9 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow by Don Palmer holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 9 holds 159 sentences of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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