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Boy Scouts at Crater Lake

Chapter VIII · Up to the Rim of Crater Lake at Last, Through the Snow-drifts

Chapter VIII of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake, “Up to the Rim of Crater Lake at Last, Through the Snow-drifts,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.
The hot weather still held.
In fact, it was hotter than the day before.
Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”
But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.
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Boy Scouts at Crater Lake

Chapter VIII · Up to the Rim of Crater Lake at Last, Through the Snow-drifts

Chapter VIII of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake, “Up to the Rim of Crater Lake at Last, Through the Snow-drifts,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.
Line 2
The hot weather still held.
/ðə hɑːt ˈweðər stɪl held/
Line 3
In fact, it was hotter than the day before.
/ɪn fækt ɪt wɑːz ˈhɑːtər ðæn ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr/
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Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”
Line 5
But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.
/bʌt ˈevribɑːdi wɑːz tuː ˈbɪzi ˈpækɪŋ tuː tʃeɪs hɪm/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bennie noun US /ˈbeni/

a form of amphetamine

From this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

busy adjective US /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading “But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.”

chase verb US /tʃeɪs/

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading “But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.”

climate noun US /ˈklaɪmət/

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

extreme adjective US /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

hotter adjective US /ˈhɑːtər/

comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading “In fact, it was hotter than the day before.”

packing noun US /ˈpækɪŋ/

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading “But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.”

weather noun US /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading “The hot weather still held.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.”

waited till verb + particle counted as “wait till”

In this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

hot weather adjective + noun

a period of unusually high temperatures

In this reading “The hot weather still held.”

extreme edge adjective + noun

In this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

clear field verb + noun

In this reading “Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.””

In fact preposition + noun

in reality or actuality

In this reading “In fact, it was hotter than the day before.”

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30

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From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

4

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From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

BennienounUS /ˈbeni/

a form of amphetamine

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The hot weather still held.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The hot weather still held.

hotteradjectiveUS /ˈhɑːtər/

comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The hot weather still held.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In fact, it was hotter than the day before.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But everybody was too busy packing to chase him.

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Everybody was out at 4:30 the next morning.

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading The hot weather still held.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bennie waited till he was on the extreme edge of camp, with a clear field to run in, and then remarked, “It’s the climate.”

Chapter 8 of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake by Walter Prichard Eaton holds 140 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.

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