Chapter 12 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul. Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.” “You deserve it; you played a fine game.” “I can say the same for you. Ken pitched a marvelously good game.
Chapter 12 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be worthy or deserving
From this reading ““You deserve it; you played a fine game.””
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Ken pitched a marvelously good game.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “Ken pitched a marvelously good game.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “Ken pitched a marvelously good game.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.””
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.””
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.
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.”
deserving regret
In this reading “Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.””
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Ken pitched a marvelously good game.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken pitched a marvelously good game.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Ken pitched a marvelously good game.
above and across; more than
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Ken pitched a marvelously good game.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “You deserve it; you played a fine game.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
express in words
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can say the same for you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO WALLACE Ted Slavin came over and shook hands with Paul.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Smiling, he said, “Too bad we had to beat you, but someone had to win, Paul.”
Chapter 12 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air by George A. Warren holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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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