Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM. "Rob! Rob! Rob!" Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Rob!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.”
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.”
get rid of
From this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
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In this reading “Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
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From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Rob!
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.
get rid of
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
in or at the place that
From this reading Merritt nudged his dozing companion as they lay near to the submarine shed, where they had taken up their position earlier in the night.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by John Henry Goldfrap holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 16 holds 71 sentences of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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