Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A. "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach. "This train's running on a regular lake!" "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker. "Are we on a ferry?
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “"Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “"Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.”
transport from one place to another
From this reading “"Are we on a ferry?”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “"Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “"What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.”
possessive form of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “"This train's running on a regular lake!"”
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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 M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we on a ferry?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
transport from one place to another
From this reading "Are we on a ferry?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
a boy or man
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
possessive form of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading "This train's running on a regular lake!"
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we on a ferry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that, Jimmie?" asked a companion approaching the first speaker.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Good night!" exclaimed a lad of about eighteen peering from the window in a railway coach.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading M. A. Donohue & Company Chicago :: New York Made in U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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