Chapter 18 of Boy Scouts on Motorcycles is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Boy Scouts on Motorcycles is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove. "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!" "She's coming," Frank answered. "Do you see the light in the cellar? That's the fuse burning."
Chapter 18 of Boy Scouts on Motorcycles is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of burning something
From this reading “That's the fuse burning."”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “"Do you see the light in the cellar?”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “"I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"”
mix together different elements
From this reading “That's the fuse burning."”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "She's coming," Frank answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
the act of burning something
From this reading That's the fuse burning."
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading "Do you see the light in the cellar?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "She's coming," Frank answered.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see the light in the cellar?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "She's coming," Frank answered.
mix together different elements
From this reading That's the fuse burning."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Do you see the light in the cellar?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you see the light in the cellar?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "I don't mind seeing a little fourth of July!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's coming," Frank answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the fuse burning."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading A BROKEN MATCH SAFE "Why don't she go up?" asked Jack, as the boys crouched in the grove.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see the light in the cellar?
Chapter 18 of Boy Scouts on Motorcycles by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 162 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 18 holds 162 sentences of Boy Scouts on Motorcycles, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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