Chapter 1 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc. The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos. Splendidly Illustrated. Price 60 cents each. The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.”
plural of “mo” — an indefinitely short time
From this reading “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.”
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.”
extremely well
From this reading “Splendidly Illustrated.”
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading “The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.”
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From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.
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From this reading Price 60 cents each.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price 60 cents each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Price 60 cents each.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
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From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Splendidly Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
plural of “mo” — an indefinitely short time
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt Cloth 12 mos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price 60 cents each.
extremely well
From this reading Splendidly Illustrated.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama Author of “The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt,” etc.
precisely as stated
From this reading The bark _Nebuchadnezar_ came staggering into Chelsea harbor in a very demoralized condition.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 1 holds 114 sentences of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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