Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts in the Northwest is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts in the Northwest is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sure," Jimmie answered. "Shoot the cat!" "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him. The cat frequently resents being wounded." "Cripes!" cried Jimmie.
Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts in the Northwest is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Sure," Jimmie answered.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Shoot the cat!"”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “The cat frequently resents being wounded."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.”
third-person singular of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading “The cat frequently resents being wounded."”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"Shoot the cat!"”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “The cat frequently resents being wounded."”
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In this reading “"Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Sure," Jimmie answered.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The cat frequently resents being wounded."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Shoot the cat!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Cripes!" cried Jimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cripes!" cried Jimmie.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The cat frequently resents being wounded."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure," Jimmie answered.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
third-person singular of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading The cat frequently resents being wounded."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "Shoot the cat!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," Jimmie answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shoot the cat!"
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
(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 "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
people who are wounded
From this reading The cat frequently resents being wounded."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, keep your light on him, and wait until I can get where I can see him.
Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts in the Northwest by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 17 holds 163 sentences of Boy Scouts in the Northwest, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Boy Scouts in the Northwest by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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