Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously. "Sure he is," replied Bill. "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range. An' I know. It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"Sure he is," replied Bill.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “"He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."”
move with force
From this reading “It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “"He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.”
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading “"He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' I know.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Sure he is," replied Bill.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
a person who is being chased
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sure he is," replied Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sure he is," replied Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading An' I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
move with force
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Sure he is," replied Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading "He ain't the first stallion I've chased off the Sevier range.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure he is," replied Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
at the time that
From this reading It's a stallion thet makes for new country, when you push him hard."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Boys, do you think he's leavin' the country?" inquired Slone, anxiously.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 2 holds 445 sentences of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 445 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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