Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?" "Nothin' much." "Come on, push it out! If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better." "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?”
move with force
From this reading “"Come on, push it out!”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “"Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?”
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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 "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, push it out!
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come on, push it out!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Nothin' much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothin' much."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come on, push it out!
move with force
From this reading "Come on, push it out!
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAUNTED CABIN "What's on this afternoon?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, what's the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If it's nothin' much the sooner it's out of your system the better."
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 17 holds 175 sentences of The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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