Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE. “Hello! Sheriff Badgely! Hello!” When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Sheriff Badgely!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “A SURPRISE.”
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In this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
In this reading “When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.”
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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 A SURPRISE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sheriff Badgely!
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
praise vociferously
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
someone who hunts game
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Sheriff Badgely!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
male cat
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
the upper part of anything
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
at the time that
From this reading When Tom Smith, the alligator-hide hunter, sent this hail out at the top of his voice, it seemed as though every other sound ceased like magic.
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