Chapter 5 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster. "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them." "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson. "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done. I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
Chapter 5 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.”
plural of “praise” — an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.”
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading “A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.”
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.
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 A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
engage in
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
plural of “praise” — an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
a special situation
From this reading I hate having to hear my praises sung and all that sort of thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "As long as we stick to facts, I don't mind; but don't make a song about what I've done.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading A Gift worth Having "Couldn't we have the boys in?" asked the Scoutmaster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you like," agreed Mr. Collinson.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They'd like to hear all about your gift to them."
Chapter 5 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 5 holds 142 sentences of Sea Scouts Up-Channel, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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