Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him. The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted. He asked just one question. "You speak English well? You can understand thoroughly?"
Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.”
any competition
From this reading “The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “You can understand thoroughly?"”
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading “The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked just one question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
a youthful male person
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can understand thoroughly?"
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "You speak English well?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
a state of high honor
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
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From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
and nothing more
From this reading He asked just one question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He asked just one question.
any competition
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
express in speech
From this reading "You speak English well?
carry out
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading You can understand thoroughly?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You can understand thoroughly?"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE GLORY OF WAR One glance at Henri seemed to satisfy him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The French boy, so typical of his race, he was ready to take for granted.
(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 "You speak English well?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You speak English well?
Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail by George Durston holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 6 holds 180 sentences of The Boy Scouts on the Trail, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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