Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL. “He’s crazy!” “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!” “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!” These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““He’s crazy!””
marked for certain death
From this reading “These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.”
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading “These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.”
bypass
From this reading ““Got just about one chance in three to skip back!””
pull hard
From this reading ““That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!””
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading ““That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!””
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
move towards
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
lacking funds
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “He’s crazy!”
marked for certain death
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
brought together in one place
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s crazy!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
immediately past
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
bypass
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Got just about one chance in three to skip back!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
pull hard
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These were some of the exclamations that broke from the boys whom energetic Hugh Hardin had gathered around him at the approach to the doomed bridge.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “That’ll be the last of Tug Wilson!”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading AN HONOR TO THE WOLF PATROL.
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