Chapter 29 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH. "That's queer, Rob!" "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?" "No; that odd noise. Don't you hear it?"
Chapter 29 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading “INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"No; that odd noise.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “"No; that odd noise.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"That's queer, Rob!"”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"That's queer, Rob!"”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “"What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"”
In this reading “"What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"”
In this reading “INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
immediately past
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; that odd noise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "No; that odd noise.
not divisible by two
From this reading "No; that odd noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "That's queer, Rob!"
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "That's queer, Rob!"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; that odd noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's queer, Rob!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's queer, Merritt, the way you've been sitting and staring for the last ten minutes?"
Chapter 29 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by John Henry Goldfrap holds 396 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 29 holds 396 sentences of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by John Henry Goldfrap exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 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.
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