Chapter 29 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford. Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.” Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel. “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.” He was joined by his friend and the detective.
Chapter 29 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.””
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “He was joined by his friend and the detective.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.””
explained or answered
From this reading “MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.”
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.””
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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 “Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.”
In this reading ““Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.””
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(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 Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
above and across; more than
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Hey, Paul, Walters,” he cried, “come here, quick.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
explained or answered
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading MYSTERY SOLVED The three of them jumped out of the car and approached the Ford.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walters looked it over, checked the license number and said, “This is it, all right.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was joined by his friend and the detective.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Ken threw open the door next to the steering wheel.
Chapter 29 of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery by George A. Warren holds 206 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 29 holds 206 sentences of The Banner Boy Scouts Mystery, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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