Chapter 20 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS. "Pawnee Brown at last!" The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar. "Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout. "Were you getting anxious about me?"
Chapter 20 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 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 “boomer” — a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
From this reading “THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.”
a boy or man
From this reading “The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.”
in motion
From this reading “THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.”
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “"Pawnee Brown at last!"”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout.”
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading “The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.”
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 The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Pawnee Brown at last!"
plural of “boomer” — a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
From this reading THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Pawnee Brown at last!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
a boy or man
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout.
immediately past
From this reading "Pawnee Brown at last!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
in motion
From this reading THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading "Pawnee Brown at last!"
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout.
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap named Dunbar.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Dunbar," answered the great scout.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were you getting anxious about me?"
Chapter 20 of The Boy Land Boomer by Edward Stratemeyer holds 123 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 20 holds 123 sentences of The Boy Land Boomer, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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