Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Something's happened!" cried Dick. "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily. "I don't mean that. I mean that something's happened to the team! Lost their heads, or something."
Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Something's happened!" cried Dick.”
with gloom
From this reading “"Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “"Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"Something's happened!" cried Dick.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Lost their heads, or something."”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “I mean that something's happened to the team!”
plural of “touchdown” — a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
From this reading “"Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.”
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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 "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Something's happened!" cried Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Something's happened!" cried Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't mean that.
with gloom
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Something's happened!" cried Dick.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lost their heads, or something."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mean that.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Lost their heads, or something."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I don't mean that.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lost their heads, or something."
disparaging terms for small people
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lost their heads, or something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something's happened!" cried Dick.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading I mean that something's happened to the team!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't mean that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean that something's happened to the team!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lost their heads, or something."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean that something's happened to the team!
plural of “touchdown” — a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 9 holds 382 sentences of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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