Chapter 22 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned. "I know him too well," was the bitter answer. "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!" "You say 'him,'" Ned suggested. "Is there only one in this outrage?"
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “"I know him too well," was the bitter answer.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “"He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"”
an opposing military force
From this reading “A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “"He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “"Is there only one in this outrage?"”
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"You say 'him,'" Ned suggested.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
react verbally
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
a youthful male person
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
an opposing military force
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
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From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
the force of workers available
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
express in words
From this reading "You say 'him,'" Ned suggested.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "You say 'him,'" Ned suggested.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is there only one in this outrage?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
the act of using
From this reading "He's one of the men who use their friends up to the limit and then drop them!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I know him too well," was the bitter answer.
which person or people
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A RECRUIT FROM THE ENEMY "So you know the men who have taken the boy we call Mike III.?" asked Ned.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scout Camera Club by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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