Chapter 5 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jimmie Finds a Spy. "But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie. "I'm nearly starved!" "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned. "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
Chapter 5 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “Jimmie Finds a Spy.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “"Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.”
catch sight of
From this reading “Jimmie Finds a Spy.”
suffering from lack of food
From this reading “"I'm nearly starved!"”
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.
In this reading “"I'm nearly starved!"”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “"We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.”
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 Jimmie Finds a Spy.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Jimmie Finds a Spy.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmie Finds a Spy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I'm nearly starved!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "But I'm hungry!" protested Jimmie.
with speed
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
catch sight of
From this reading Jimmie Finds a Spy.
suffering from lack of food
From this reading "I'm nearly starved!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
not getting adequate food
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to get down to Mr. Bosworth's office as quickly as we can, though.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come to think of it, I guess you have a right to feel a little gaunt and underfed," admitted Ned.
Chapter 5 of Boy Scouts with Joffre by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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