Chapter 17 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference. Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police. After all, what can we do? Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.” Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
Chapter 17 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bound with chains
From this reading “MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.”
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading “MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.””
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.””
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.””
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.”
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.
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later than; following
From this reading After all, what can we do?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
(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 After all, what can we do?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading After all, what can we do?
bound with chains
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After all, what can we do?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
an association of criminals
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nuthin’ said, “I still maintain, fellows, that we ought to call in the police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose that gang uses guns against us, then we’re lost.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAN CHAINED The boys were in conference.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After all, what can we do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Paul answered, “As far as their using guns against us, we will have to risk that.
Chapter 17 of The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air by George A. Warren holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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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