Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY. But no such sound came. Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert. "Hey, fellows! Come quick!"
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Hey, fellows!”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Come quick!"”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “But no such sound came.”
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no such sound came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But no such sound came.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come quick!"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Hey, fellows!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, fellows!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
not any; not one
From this reading But no such sound came.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Come quick!"
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading But no such sound came.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But no such sound came.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead they heard something that brought them instantly to the alert.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal by John Henry Goldfrap holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 18 holds 99 sentences of The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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