Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SKILL VS. MUSCLE. Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of. Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically. Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.”
show off
From this reading “Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.”
past form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.”
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “MUSCLE.”
a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading “Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.”
in accord with physical laws
From this reading “Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.”
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.
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In this reading “Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.”
In this reading “Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
show off
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
past form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading MUSCLE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
a contestant that you are matched against
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
in accord with physical laws
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
cut with a saw
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading SKILL VS.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jared had never had the application to build himself up physically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SKILL VS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jared was heavily built and strong, but his science was nothing to boast of.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was no mean opponent, as Rob saw.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal by John Henry Goldfrap holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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 67 sentences of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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