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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts in California is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank. “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him. He had it the last time I saw it.” “What kind of a note was it?” “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts in California is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.””
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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 “What kind of a note was it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had it the last time I saw it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had it the last time I saw it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What kind of a note was it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had it the last time I saw it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had it the last time I saw it.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had it the last time I saw it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What kind of a note was it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What kind of a note was it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG “Where’s the note?” asked Frank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It isn’t here,” Harry answered, “so I guess Ned must have taken it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a short note written on letter paper in pencil.”
