Chapter 10 of Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane. "Well, suppose so!" repeated Jimmie indignantly. "Why do you say 'Suppose so'? Where do you get that idea?" A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
Chapter 10 of Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “"Well, suppose so!" repeated Jimmie indignantly.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.”
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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 A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
a formal public statement
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
react verbally
From this reading A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you say 'Suppose so'?
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where do you get that idea?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Where do you get that idea?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
in an indignant manner
From this reading "Well, suppose so!" repeated Jimmie indignantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
and nothing more
From this reading A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Well, suppose so!" repeated Jimmie indignantly.
express in words
From this reading "Why do you say 'Suppose so'?
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
express a supposition
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A shrug of the shoulders was the only answer.
(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, suppose so!" repeated Jimmie indignantly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE "Suppose so?" questioned Fritz as Jimmie made his announcement that the Germans were shooting at the persons in the aeroplane.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you get that idea?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you say 'Suppose so'?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you say 'Suppose so'?
Chapter 10 of Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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