Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!" "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper. Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought. "Oh! I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a grounder that bounces high in the air
From this reading “"HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.”
wood used for fuel
From this reading “I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.”
a person who hews
From this reading “I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.”
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading “I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “"HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"”
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading “"HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.”
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading “Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
In this reading “"HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.”
delete or remove
In this reading “I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.”
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 Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.
side by side
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
a grounder that bounces high in the air
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
wood used for fuel
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
a person who hews
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HIT THE KNOT AND HIT IT HARD!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading Rufus laughed, a little unpleasantly, Elmer thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess I was never cut out for a hewer of firewood, Elmer," he remarked indifferently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "HOW are you coming on, Rufus?" asked Elmer, pleasantly, as he dropped down on the log alongside the perspiring chopper.
Chapter 3 of Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad by Alan, Captain Douglas holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 3 holds 145 sentences of Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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