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19
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
20
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
33
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36
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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 stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
absorbing
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
boots
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
changed
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From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
chief
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
country
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
day's
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
disciplines
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dry
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
events
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
frequently
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From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
grass
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From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
helps
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
holding
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
leader
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
march
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
moisture
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Newspaper
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Note
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notebook
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
oftentimes
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
page
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
pebbles
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From this reading Warm pebbles poured into wet boots or shoes dry them quickly, too.
poured
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From this reading Warm pebbles poured into wet boots or shoes dry them quickly, too.
prove
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
quickly
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From this reading Warm pebbles poured into wet boots or shoes dry them quickly, too.
record
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
scheme
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From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
Scouts
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
Scouty
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shoes
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course, the newspaper should be changed frequently.
sketch
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
stuffed
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stuffing
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From this reading A stuffing of dead grass is another Scouty scheme.
teaches
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
too
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From this reading Warm pebbles poured into wet boots or shoes dry them quickly, too.
traversed
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
up
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valuable
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Warm
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From this reading Warm pebbles poured into wet boots or shoes dry them quickly, too.
wet
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From this reading Note 19, page 33: Newspaper stuffed into wet boots or shoes helps them to dry by holding them open and by absorbing the moisture.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
write
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From this reading Note 20, page 36: For a leader of a Scouts' party to write up the chief events of each day's march in a notebook, and to sketch the country traversed, teaches order and disciplines the memory, and oftentimes will prove a valuable record.
