Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Impossible!" said the Professor. "Impossible, Warren! It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas." "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly. "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 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.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “"Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."”
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
From this reading “It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “"Impossible, Warren!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Impossible!" said the Professor.
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "Impossible!" said the Professor.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Impossible!" said the Professor.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "It makes sound sense, dad," said Warren sadly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Impossible!" said the Professor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Europe has been full of beggars from the beginning of time.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading "Impossible, Warren!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It surprises me that you should harbor such wild and impracticable ideas."
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw by George Durston holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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