Chapter XVIII of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Dead End,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Dead End,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet. Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet. Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted. “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket. This can’t be the way to the pass.”
Chapter XVIII of Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow, “Dead End,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.”
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading “The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.”
with extreme care or delicacy
From this reading “The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.”
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading “The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.”
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.
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the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
In this reading “Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.”
In this reading “Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This can’t be the way to the pass.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This can’t be the way to the pass.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
with extreme care or delicacy
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
ten 10s
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
go across or through
From this reading This can’t be the way to the pass.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This can’t be the way to the pass.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This can’t be the way to the pass.”
with twists and turns
From this reading Tortuously, they made another five hundred feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Boys,” he said, “I’m afraid we’re in a pocket.
which person or people
From this reading Then Warner, who was in the lead, halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The party wormed its way up Crazy Mountain, gingerly testing the crumbling rock lest it give beneath their feet.
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