Chapter XVI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Missing Supplies,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Missing Supplies,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread. Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack. “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly. The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night. While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
Chapter XVI of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Missing Supplies,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with relatively high volume
From this reading ““Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “While he searched, Willie let out a yip.”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.”
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading “While he searched, Willie let out a yip.”
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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 “The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.”
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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 While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
the act of departing
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
the act of mixing together
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
arrange in a container
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Warner, the first one up, started the fire going and began mixing pan bread.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
in or at the place that
From this reading The pack was not hanging where he had left it the previous night.
during the time that
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
which person or people
From this reading “Hey, who took my stuff?” he demanded loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Jack cut more wood and then went to get supplies from his pack.
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading While he searched, Willie let out a yip.
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