Boy Scouts on the Great Divide

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A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise."

"I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

"That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

"Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

"And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

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Boy Scouts on the Great Divide Archibald Lee Fletcher

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise." "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin. "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September." "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject." "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

Boy Scouts on the Great Divide

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise."

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"I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

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"That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

/ðæt ɪz hiː went ɑːn ɪf juː wɑːnt tuː ɡet ə ˈɡrɪzli ber rʌɡ fɔːr ə bɔɪ skaʊt klʌb ruːm ɪn ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ ɪn ðə mʌnθ ʌv sepˈtembər/

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"Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

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"And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

/ənd ðə best pleɪs tuː ɡet ə ˈɡrɪzli ber rʌɡ fɔːr ə bɔɪ skaʊt klʌb ruːm ɪn ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ ˈsændi læft ɪz ɪn ə reɪndʒ ʌv fʊt hɪlz bɪlt ˈmoʊstli ʌv ˈlaɪmstoʊn/

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Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise."”

grin noun US /ɡrɪn/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “"I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.”

grizzly noun US /ˈɡrɪzli/

powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

limestone noun US /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

From this reading “"And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.”

mostly adverb US /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading “"And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.”

rug noun US /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

wink verb US /wɪŋk/

signal by winking

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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on the subject preposition + article + noun counted as “on … subject”

In this reading “"Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."”

after the departure preposition + article + noun counted as “after … departure”

In this reading “A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise."”

went on verb + particle counted as “go on”

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading “"That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."”

with a grin preposition + article + noun counted as “with … grin”

In this reading “"I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.”

best place noun + noun

In this reading “"And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.”

mentioned in verb + particle counted as “mention in”

In this reading “"Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MIDNIGHT BEAR HUNT "I have heard," Tommy said with a wink, soon after the departure of the boys, "that the best time to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago is at moonrise."

admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

BEARverbUS /ber/

have

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

clubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

grizzlynounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/

powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

HUNTverbUS /hʌnt/

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

I've

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From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

limestonenounUS /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

MIDNIGHTnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

moonrise

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mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading "And the best place to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago," Sandy laughed, "is in a range of foot hills built mostly of limestone.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

rugnounUS /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

Tommy

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tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I think I've heard something like that, too," Sandy answered, with a grin.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

winkverbUS /wɪŋk/

signal by winking

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," Tommy admitted, "I think the month of September was mentioned in the information I received on the subject."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That is," he went on, "if you want to get a grizzly bear rug for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago in the month of September."

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