Chapter 25 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. "Fainted, by Jove!" So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid. The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating. He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Chapter 25 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “"Fainted, by Jove!"”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.”
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.”
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
information about recent and important events
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
precisely as stated
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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