Chapter 18 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FALSE ALARM! Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch. He jumped up as he heard the door open. “Hello, fellows,” he cried. “Hello, Ken.
Chapter 18 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “FALSE ALARM!”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “FALSE ALARM!”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Hello, fellows,” he cried.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, fellows,” he cried.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He jumped up as he heard the door open.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Ken was sitting on the steps of 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.
a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
In this reading “FALSE ALARM!”
In this reading “He jumped up as he heard the door open.”
In this reading “Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.”
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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading FALSE ALARM!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hello, fellows,” he cried.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading FALSE ALARM!
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Hello, fellows,” he cried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, fellows,” he cried.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He jumped up as he heard the door open.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ken was sitting on the steps of the porch.
Chapter 18 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 18 holds 125 sentences of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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