Chapter 15 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out. "Turn the car around first," he said. Henri obeyed. "Now try your starter. Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
Chapter 15 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Turn the car around first," he said.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.”
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading “A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Henri obeyed.”
an electric motor for starting an engine
From this reading “"Now try your starter.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."”
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 A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henri obeyed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now try your starter.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Henri obeyed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A DARING EXPLOIT Frank leaped out.
with speed
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
an electric motor for starting an engine
From this reading "Now try your starter.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Cut out the motor and then see if she starts quickly."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Now try your starter.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Turn the car around first," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now try your starter.
Chapter 15 of The Boy Scouts on the Trail by George Durston holds 179 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 15 holds 179 sentences of The Boy Scouts on the Trail, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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