Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier. "My nerve is gone. Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.' I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched. My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an experience that appalls
From this reading “Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.”
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.”
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading “"I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"My nerve is gone.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “"I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “"I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.”
exceptional creative ability
From this reading “I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
an experience that appalls
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.
for a limitless time
From this reading My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
destroyed or killed
From this reading "My nerve is gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My nerve is gone.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
a particular point in time
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My nerve is gone.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "My nerve is gone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
express in words
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
a special situation
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never, if I live to be a thousand, shall I forget that awful moment, that appalling 'smile.'
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "I can't, senor, I can't!" almost wailed the chevalier.
exceptional creative ability
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My work in the arena is done, done forever, senor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you there is wizardry in the thing; the beast is bewitched.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 14 holds 399 sentences of The Boy Scouts Book of Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 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 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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