Chapter 22 of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE WAS BUMPUS "Huh? I don't all speak at once, please. Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would. What ails you all?" Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “What ails you all?"”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.”
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
From this reading “Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.”
a result
From this reading “Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
later than; following
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading What ails you all?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERE WAS BUMPUS "Huh?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERE WAS BUMPUS "Huh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
on one occasion
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
a result
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
express in speech
From this reading I don't all speak at once, please.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Giraffe demanded, after a dead silence had fallen upon the little party, instead of the quick response he had hoped for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE WAS BUMPUS "Huh?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ails you all?"
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE WAS BUMPUS "Huh?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Seems like my splendid idea ain't made a hit like I expected it would.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What ails you all?"
Chapter 22 of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island by Herbert, active Carter holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 22 holds 79 sentences of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island by Herbert, active Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island by Herbert, active Carter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2131 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8067 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #8067, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 177 minutes of reading across 427 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 27 chapters of The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
