Chapter 20 of The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?” Donald asked in the other’s ear. “Something must be done, or it will be too late!” “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him. “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
Chapter 20 of The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move towards
From this reading “THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?””
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading ““We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Donald asked in the other’s ear.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.”
possessive form of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading ““We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.”
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 ““Something must be done, or it will be too late!””
In this reading ““We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured 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.
move towards
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Donald asked in the other’s ear.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donald asked in the other’s ear.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Donald asked in the other’s ear.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Donald asked in the other’s ear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donald asked in the other’s ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh! ay, but will it be in time?” begged the other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
possessive form of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Something must be done, or it will be too late!”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “We will find the wire, Donald,” the scout master assured him.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading THE MUNITION TRAIN’S APPROACH “Do ye not hear it comin’, Rab?”
Chapter 20 of The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border by John Henry Goldfrap holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 20 holds 103 sentences of The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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