Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Mexico is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Mexico is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING A VACATION. "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run." "That's true enough! At least it proved so in our case. That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Mexico is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading “"After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."”
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING A VACATION.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “At least it proved so in our case.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “PLANNING A VACATION.”
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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 PLANNING A VACATION.
later than; following
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That's true enough!
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING A VACATION.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
established beyond doubt
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least it proved so in our case.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's true enough!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That's true enough!
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading PLANNING A VACATION.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all, it is what's in a fellow's head, and not what's in his pocket, that counts in the long run."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
but in spite of that
From this reading That time in the South we had nothing worth mentioning in our pockets, and yet we had the time of our lives."
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Mexico by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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