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Chapter I

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How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open
I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
II.
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Endurance Test

Chapter I

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open
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I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.
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Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.
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A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.
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II.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.”

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.”

Everyone pronoun US /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading “Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open”

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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 How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

acquired

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

addition

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

affords

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

ALAN

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

animals

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

appeal

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

articles

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

astonishes

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

boy

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

boy's

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

camp

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

Campfires

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

camping

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Chenowith

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

clean

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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

Clear

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

contain

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Day

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

DOUGLAS

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Elmer

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

experience

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

familiarity

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

fund

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Grit

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

How

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

II

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From this reading II.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

information

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

interesting

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

knowledge

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

lad

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

lore

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

love

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

native

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

nature

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

northwest

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

opportunities

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

other

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

out-of-door

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Patrol

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

pertaining

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

practical

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

read

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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

recently

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

scout

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

Scoutmaster

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

scouts

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

splendid

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

stories

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

story

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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

use

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

way

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

wholesome

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From this reading A clean, wholesome story every boy should read.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.

Wolf

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From this reading I. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol Their first camping experience affords the scouts splendid opportunities to use their recently acquired knowledge in a practical way.

Won

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From this reading How Clear Grit Won the Day Which, in addition to the interesting boy scout stories by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS, Scoutmaster, contain articles on nature lore, native animals and a fund of other information pertaining to out-of-door life, that will appeal to the boy's love of the open

woods

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From this reading Elmer Chenowith, a lad from the northwest woods, astonishes everyone by his familiarity with camp life.