Chapter XIV of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Disaster,” is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Disaster,” is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart. After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside. “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?” Pedro asked. “No, Pedro.
Chapter XIV of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Disaster,” is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading ““You no heed the warning, _Senor_?””
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading “Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading ““You no heed the warning, _Senor_?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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later than; following
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
on or to one side
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pedro asked.
lacking funds
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?”
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
not any; not one
From this reading “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro asked.
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Livingston carefully inspected the long dart.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After showing it to the four Rovers, he broke and threw it aside.
a message informing of danger
From this reading “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You no heed the warning, _Senor_?”
Chapter 14 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain by Don Palmer holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 14 holds 229 sentences of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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