Chapter II of The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga, “The Missing Messages,” is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga, “The Missing Messages,” is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke. Raising his head he looked about him. He was alone. Springing to his feet he hastened to the door. The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
Chapter II of The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga, “The Missing Messages,” is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.”
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading “The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.”
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading “The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Raising his head he looked about him.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.”
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 “The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.”
In this reading “The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.”
In this reading “Raising his head he looked about him.”
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 The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was alone.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
an insignificant place
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Raising his head he looked about him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The camp-fire had been built; the breakfast was slowly cooking; but Ira was nowhere to be seen.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing to his feet he hastened to the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was alone.
at the time that
From this reading The sun had been up a full half hour the next morning when Joe awoke.
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