Chapter 9 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO IS MR. GREY? Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before. Paul commented, “It’s really a pity. What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
Chapter 9 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.”
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “GREY?”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading GREY?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHO IS MR.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Paul commented, “It’s really a pity.
in the near future
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What we have to do is to catch him in the act as soon as possible and have him arrested.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Paul and Ken were listening attentively to Jack’s story of what had happened the night before.
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS MR.
Chapter 9 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 9 holds 208 sentences of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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