Chapter 8 of The Boy Scout Pathfinders is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Scout Pathfinders is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?” Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend. “Here, old man!” Jack replied from his corner. “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scout Pathfinders is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 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.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?””
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.”
of the color of black ink
From this reading “Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading ““I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading ““I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?””
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.”
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.
In this reading “Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.”
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Here, old man!””
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 “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Jack replied from his corner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack replied from his corner.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, old man!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
of the color of black ink
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Here, old man!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Here, old man!”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Jack replied from his corner.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
male cat
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I thought from the roar a lion had come to interview us.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Tom called wildly, groping around in the inky blackness for his friend.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS TO THE FORE “Jack, Jack, where are you?”
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scout Pathfinders by Robert Maitland holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 151 sentences of The Boy Scout Pathfinders, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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