Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EAGLES ON THE TRAIL. "Hullo! Wonder what's become of those two fellows?" Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station. The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get the meaning of something
From this reading “The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.”
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
your personal financial means
From this reading “The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
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a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
In this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
In this reading “Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.”
In this reading “The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.”
In this reading “EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
at or in or to any place
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
get the meaning of something
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
a search for knowledge
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.
your personal financial means
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading EAGLES ON THE TRAIL.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Merritt voiced the inquiry, as he and Rob emerged from the police station.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The sergeant in charge had promised to do all he could to apprehend the stealers of the pocketbook if they were anywhere within striking distance of Aquebogue.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder what's become of those two fellows?"
Chapter 8 of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp by John Henry Goldfrap holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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