Chapter XXIV of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp, “Two Columns of Smoke,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp, “Two Columns of Smoke,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping. It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent. It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune. Behind him lay the lake. And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
Chapter XXIV of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp, “Two Columns of Smoke,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.”
without or almost without hope
From this reading “It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Behind him lay the lake.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.”
In this reading “It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
(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 And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him lay the lake.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
without or almost without hope
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
having sore or tired feet
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him lay the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Behind him lay the lake.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Behind him lay the lake.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading It was Hiram, footsore, sick and despondent.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the second day since he had left the scene of the Boy Scouts' misfortune.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was about all he knew definitely of his situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Through the deep woods a boyish figure was creeping.
Chapter 24 of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp by John Henry Goldfrap holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 24 holds 129 sentences of The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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