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Scouting for Boys

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Scouting for Boys is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."
CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.
OBSERVATION OF "SIGN."
NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.
NOTICING SIGN.
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Scouting for Boys

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Scouting for Boys is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."
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CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.
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OBSERVATION OF "SIGN."
/ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən ʌv saɪn/
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NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.
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NOTICING SIGN.
/ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ saɪn/

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Hints noun US /hɪnts/

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading “NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.”

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Instructors noun US /ˌɪnˈstrʌktərz/

plural of “instructor” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading “NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.”

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Noticing verb US /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading “TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."”

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Practices noun US /ˈpræktəsəz/

plural of “practice” — a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading “NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.”

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Scouting noun US /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/

exploring in order to gain information

From this reading “NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.”

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tracking noun US /ˈtrækɪŋ/

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading “TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."”

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yarn noun US /jɑːrn/

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading “CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.”

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Yarns noun US /jɑːrnz/

plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading “TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."”

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From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.

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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 NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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CampnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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DetailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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FireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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GamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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HintsnounUS /hɪnts/

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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InstructorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktərz/

plural of “instructor” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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NightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.

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nosenounUS /noʊz/

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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NoticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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ObservationnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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PracticesnounUS /ˈpræktəsəz/

plural of “practice” — a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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ReadingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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ScoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/

exploring in order to gain information

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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SignnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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SignsnounUS /saɪnz/

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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Spooring

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From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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TRACKINGnounUS /ˈtrækɪŋ/

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

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UsenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading NOTICING "SIGN."--Details of People.--Sign round a dead body--Details in the Country--Use of eyes, ears, and nose by Scouts--Night Scouting--Hints to Instructors--Practices and Games in Observation--Books on Observation.

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YARNnounUS /jɑːrn/

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 5.

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YarnsnounUS /jɑːrnz/

plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading TRACKING; or, Noticing and Reading the meaning of small Signs.--Camp Fire Yarns on Observation--Spooring--Reading "Sign."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 7 of Scouting for Boys by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Chapter 7 holds 435 sentences of Scouting for Boys, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.

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