Chapter 19 of The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap. "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged. "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track." "A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs. "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.”
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading “"A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “"That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “"A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “"Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.”
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.
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 "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading "A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
and nothing more
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
by chance
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
in motion
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
in or at or to some place
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading "A fat chance!" said the cynical Specs.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Maybe she's just moving up to the switch to get on another track."
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading ON THE HANDCAR "Waterloo!" exclaimed Nap.
but in spite of that
From this reading "There's a chance yet," Bunny urged.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "That other track runs to New York or San Francisco or somewhere.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High by Leslie W. Quirk 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 19 holds 166 sentences of The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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