Chapter 11 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home. On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead. He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months. About an hour later he left the library. He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
Chapter 11 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.”
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading “He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.”
past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.”
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 “He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.”
return home
In this reading “A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.”
In this reading “About an hour later he left the library.”
In this reading “He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.”
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 A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About an hour later he left the library.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About an hour later he left the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading About an hour later he left the library.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading About an hour later he left the library.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading About an hour later he left the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
above and across; more than
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A HUNCH Paul, however, did not go home.
past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He went to the back of the room and pored over the newspaper files of the past few months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the way he changed his mind and went to the library instead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had a hunch which gave him a new track to work on.
Chapter 11 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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