Chapter 12 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!" Will said. "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like." "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy. "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
Chapter 12 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “"Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “"If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."”
signal by winking
From this reading “"If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."”
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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 "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
(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 "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
a youthful male person
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
go away from a place
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Will said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
look attentively
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ONE MORE HUNGRY BOY "We may as well turn on the lights!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will said.
signal by winking
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If any one comes in here to steal Tommy's necktie," he added with a wink at his chum, "we want to see what he looks like."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you stay here and watch, then?" demanded Tommy.
Chapter 12 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns by Archibald Lee Fletcher holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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