Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue. "We've done it this time. We've killed somebody." "Killed nothin'!" Bill told him.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
being very thin
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “We've killed somebody."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
the act of making something wet
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
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In this reading “SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.”
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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 SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill told him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "We've done it this time.
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bill told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've done it this time.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading We've killed somebody."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Killed nothin'!"
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
being very thin
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
a person, without saying who
From this reading We've killed somebody."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We've done it this time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We've done it this time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Bill told him.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've done it this time.
the act of making something wet
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCOUTING THROUGH A WILDERNESS "FELLERS," said Skinny, panting and wetting his lips with his tongue.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill by Charles Pierce Burton holds 169 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.
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