Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Warm Ashes,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Warm Ashes,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp. “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack. “Sure you saw a man?” “I’m certain.” “And he had a white beard?”
Chapter XV of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Warm Ashes,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading ““I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading ““And he had a white beard?””
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
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In this reading ““And he had a white beard?””
In this reading “For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.”
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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 “Sure you saw a man?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he had a white beard?”
any person at all
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “And he had a white beard?”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “I’m certain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And he had a white beard?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m certain.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Sure you saw a man?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Sure you saw a man?”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure you saw a man?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I don’t see anyone,” he told Jack.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading For some minutes, Craig Warner studied the ghost town below the Scout camp.
a Caucasian
From this reading “And he had a white beard?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sure you saw a man?”
Chapter 15 of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow by Don Palmer holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 15 holds 139 sentences of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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