Chapter 22 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses! Winter's coming." "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?" Bobolink grinned. This was apparently just what he liked.
Chapter 22 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “"Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Bobolink grinned.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"”
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
From this reading “SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “"Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"”
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Winter's coming."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from appearances alone
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
migratory American songbird
From this reading Bobolink grinned.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Winter's coming."
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Bobolink grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
and nothing more
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SCOUTING IN EARNEST "Hurry up, old molasses!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was apparently just what he liked.
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter's coming."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hit up the pace, won't you, please, Bobby?"
Chapter 22 of The Banner Boy Scouts by George A. Warren holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 22 holds 115 sentences of The Banner Boy Scouts, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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