Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEEING GIRAFFE THROUGH. "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol. "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under. Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far? Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “"Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.”
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
From this reading “SEEING GIRAFFE THROUGH.”
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
From this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “"Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.”
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 “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
In this reading “"QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.”
In this reading “Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."”
In this reading “"Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
at or in the front
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
From this reading SEEING GIRAFFE THROUGH.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
adult female chicken
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
and nothing more
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
conformity or harmony
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
occurring by chance
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SEEING GIRAFFE THROUGH.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Ain't it lucky he c'n stretch his neck so far?
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SEEING GIRAFFE THROUGH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Anyhow he ought to keep his head above water."
which person or people
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "QUICKSAND!" shrieked Step Hen, who happened to be keeping company with Davy Jones just ahead of the two leaders of the patrol.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hey! hurry your stumps, fellers, and get there before poor Giraffe is pulled under.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge by Herbert, active Carter holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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