Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!" Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern. "Did you see them?" asked Will. "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!" "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.”
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading “A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
any thing at all
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you see them?" asked Will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see them?" asked Will.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
recurring again and again
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Did you see them?" asked Will.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Did you see them?" asked Will.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then how do you know there's some one coming?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A MEETING UNDER GROUND "Some one's got the combination to this channel, all right!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Can't see anything," was the reply, "it's too dark!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Chester repeated as he joined Will in the larger cavern.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see them?" asked Will.
Chapter 17 of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide by Archibald Lee Fletcher holds 126 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.
Chapter 17 holds 126 sentences of Boy Scouts on the Great Divide, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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