Chapter 16 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around. “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken. “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.” “What will we do, then? Where will we wait for him?”
Chapter 16 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading ““No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.””
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Where will we wait for him?””
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ““No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.””
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 ““No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.””
In this reading “Where will we wait for him?””
get involved in or with
In this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
In this reading “PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What will we do, then?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where will we wait for him?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
a small worthless amount
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
an insignificant place
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
cut with a saw
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What will we do, then?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
a source of difficulty
From this reading PAUL GETS INTO TROUBLE Ken and Jack came to Paul’s house but they saw their friend nowhere around.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Where will we wait for him?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What will we do, then?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will we do, then?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where will we wait for him?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will we do, then?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No. He would be waiting for us on the porch.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think he is in the house?” asked Ken.
Chapter 16 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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