Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890. Just two months ago." "Very good. Now, Mr. Wilson." "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “"It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “"Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “"Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.”
cleaning with a mop
From this reading “"Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.”
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading “"Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.”
make square
From this reading “"Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “Now, Mr. Wilson."”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
in the past
From this reading Just two months ago."
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
and nothing more
From this reading Just two months ago."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Just two months ago."
cleaning with a mop
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now, Mr. Wilson."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Mr. Wilson."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
make square
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is _The Morning Chronicle_ of April 27, 1890.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Just two months ago."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Now, Mr. Wilson."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, it is just as I have been telling you, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping his forehead, "I have a small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 415 sentences of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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