Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back. But Skinny said: "Come on. He won't be looking for us here. Bob's Hill is the place. He can see us there."
Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “Bob's Hill is the place.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Bob's Hill is the place.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He won't be looking for us here.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Bob's Hill is the place.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.”
being very thin
From this reading “But Skinny said: "Come on.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.”
a special situation
From this reading “FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.”
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 “FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading Bob's Hill is the place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Skinny said: "Come on.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can see us there."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But Skinny said: "Come on.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
set up or found
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Bob's Hill is the place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob's Hill is the place.
immediately past
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Bob's Hill is the place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Skinny said: "Come on.
cut with a saw
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He can see us there."
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
being very thin
From this reading But Skinny said: "Come on.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He can see us there."
a special situation
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
at the time that
From this reading FOUND AT LAST WHEN we saw the smoke signal on Greylock, the first thing we thought of was to signal back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won't be looking for us here.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill by Charles Pierce Burton holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 166 sentences of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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