Chapter 13 of Scouting for Boys is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Scouting for Boys is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAMP LIFE. CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11. PIONEERING. Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts. Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
Chapter 13 of Scouting for Boys is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between
From this reading “Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.”
-ing form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.”
plural of “handicraft” — a work produced by hand labor
From this reading “Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.”
plural of “jungle” — a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.”
plural of “measurement” — the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.”
-ing form of “pioneer” — open up an area or prepare a way
From this reading “PIONEERING.”
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading “Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11.”
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proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.”
In this reading “Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.”
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From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
later than; following
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
at or in the front
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
-ing form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading CAMP LIFE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
in or to another place
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
-ing form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
start firing a weapon
From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
plural of “handicraft” — a work produced by hand labor
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
plural of “jungle” — a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CAMP LIFE.
plural of “measurement” — the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
the force of workers available
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
not any; not one
From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
-ing form of “pioneer” — open up an area or prepare a way
From this reading PIONEERING.
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Knot-tying--Hutmaking--Felling Trees--Bridging--Measurements--Handicrafts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
which person or people
From this reading Pioneers are men who go ahead to open up a way in the jungles or elsewhere for those coming after them.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading CAMP FIRE YARN.--No. 11.
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