Chapter 20 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I TOLD YOU SO!" Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel. "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy. "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer. "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
Chapter 20 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
to strive with determination
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.”
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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 "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
later than; following
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
(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 "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
to strive with determination
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
without deviation
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
a boy or man
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
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From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I TOLD YOU SO!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't care if he does!" declared Elmer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I TOLD YOU SO!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He'll get his head shot off in there!" exclaimed Sandy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I TOLD YOU SO!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
in the direction of
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading Directly Elmer, Sandy and Mr. Buck heard the banker shouting at the top of his lungs and dashed on toward the mysterious tunnel.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I TOLD YOU SO!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your uncle isn't such a bad old fellow, after all," Mr. Buck exclaimed.
Chapter 20 of Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns by Archibald Lee Fletcher holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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