Chapter IX of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake, “The Mountain That Fell Into Itself,” is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake, “The Mountain That Fell Into Itself,” is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock. Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?” “No,” said Spider. “That’s funny. Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
Chapter IX of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake, “The Mountain That Fell Into Itself,” is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “badge” — an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading “Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?””
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““That’s funny.”
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading “It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.”
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading “Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?””
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?””
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading ““No,” said Spider.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.”
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 highest rank in a classification
In this reading “It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
plural of “badge” — an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “That’s funny.
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Spider.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “No,” said Spider.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s funny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seems to me you ought to,” Mr. Stone declared.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
at the time that
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was still twilight when dinner was over, and the doctor said, “First class in geology will now be held on Victory Rock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you scouts have merit badges in geology, by the way?”
Chapter 9 of Boy Scouts at Crater Lake by Walter Prichard Eaton holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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