Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE STATION. “I knew it!” Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words. He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm. “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ““Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “AT THE STATION.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.”
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In this reading “AT THE STATION.”
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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 “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE STATION.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
a youthful male person
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew it!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I knew it!”
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 “I knew it!”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
and nothing more
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AT THE STATION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE STATION.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading He only tightened his clasp on Cale’s arm.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Hugh could feel the figure of the boy partly collapse as he muttered these disconsolate words.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Don’t worry a bit about it,” he said, in the other’s ear.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides by Robert Shaler holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 12 holds 125 sentences of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides by Robert Shaler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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