Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition is here in full — 97 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-Pacific Exposition is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THIEF UNDER THE BED. “Hey, what’s that, Tubby?” It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice. He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears. Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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only a very short time before
From this reading “He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.”
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.”
short and plump
From this reading ““Hey, what’s that, Tubby?””
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In this reading “It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.”
In this reading “THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.”
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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 It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, what’s that, Tubby?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
and nothing more
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
on the contrary
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
lacking natural ease
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hey, what’s that, Tubby?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
short and plump
From this reading “Hey, what’s that, Tubby?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE THIEF UNDER THE BED.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Rob instantly held up a warning finger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had managed to just barely overhear what the fat scout was telling Rob, and could hardly believe his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, what’s that, Tubby?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
which person or people
From this reading It was Hiram who whispered this in a rather hoarse and strained voice.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition by John Henry Goldfrap holds 97 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.
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