Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNEXPECTED HELP. "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone. "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other. "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout. "But what of it, Ned?
Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “"They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.”
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading “"But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.”
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading “"I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “UNEXPECTED HELP.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading UNEXPECTED HELP.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading "I know it did, and must have been the sneeze of a man at that," replied the second scout.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But that sound surely came from seaward, Jack?" expostulated the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading UNEXPECTED HELP.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what of it, Ned?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "They're coming, Ned!" whispered Jack, in a hoarse tone.
Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 116 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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