Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt! Merritt, wake up!" The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder. "I didn't hear reveille blow yet. What's up?
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.”
not able to be found
From this reading “JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt!”
(military) signal to wake up
From this reading “"I didn't hear reveille blow yet.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Merritt, wake up!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
exhale hard
From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
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From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
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From this reading JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
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From this reading JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt!
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From this reading JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt!
not able to be found
From this reading JOE DIGBY MISSING "Merritt!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
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From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
above and across; more than
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
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From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
(military) signal to wake up
From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
cut with a saw
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Merritt, wake up!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Merritt, wake up!"
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From this reading What's up?
belonging to which person
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy sleepily opened his eyes and saw bending over him the pale features of Rob, whose voice quivered with suppressed excitement as he shook the other's shoulder.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I didn't hear reveille blow yet.
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol by John Henry Goldfrap holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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