Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE. "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?" "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!" "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock." "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “"DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"”
come to pass
From this reading “"DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"”
adult female chicken
From this reading “"Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.”
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
From this reading “"DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.”
move with a whining sound
From this reading “"Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."”
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 “"Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"”
In this reading “"Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."”
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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 "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
in the past
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
any person at all
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
come to pass
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
adult female chicken
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
set down according to a plan
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
carry out
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
a special situation
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I know that, Bumpus; and I'd take my affidavy I laid it down on this rock."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE HIKE THROUGH THE SMOKY RANGE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
move with a whining sound
From this reading "Well, don't whine so about a little thing like that, Step Hen; it ain't there now, and that's a fact."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you had it just a few minutes ago, Step Hen!"
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge by Herbert, active Carter holds 74 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.
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