Chapter 2 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!” Warwick berated himself. “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru! Without that translation, there may be no trip.” The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Warwick berated himself.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!””
past form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall
From this reading ““Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!”
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading ““Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!””
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “Without that translation, there may be no trip.””
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “Warwick berated himself.”
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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 “The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.”
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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 CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading Warwick berated himself.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Warwick berated himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
past form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
not any; not one
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
be shown or be found to be
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN CARTER “A fine Scout I prove to be!”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The other three Rovers knew that War might be right about the expedition.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading Warwick berated himself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, I’ve messed up the expedition to Peru!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without that translation, there may be no trip.”
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain by Don Palmer holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 2 holds 215 sentences of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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