Chapter 24 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes. "That sounds good to me, my boy. Please tell me about it. Where was it at the time? And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
Chapter 24 of The Banner Boy Scouts is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"That sounds good to me, my boy.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading “And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?”
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.”
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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 CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Please tell me about it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where was it at the time?
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
a youthful male person
From this reading "That sounds good to me, my boy.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That sounds good to me, my boy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Please tell me about it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That sounds good to me, my boy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That sounds good to me, my boy.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please tell me about it.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "That sounds good to me, my boy.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
express in words
From this reading Please tell me about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Where was it at the time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was it at the time?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was it at the time?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP Mr. Pender swooped down and seized Paul's hand, which he squeezed so heartily that he almost made the tears come to the boy's eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
Chapter 24 of The Banner Boy Scouts by George A. Warren holds 145 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.
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