Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts Patrol is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts Patrol is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE WAS PEPPER? "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap. "An hour behind time." The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come. "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts Patrol is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 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.
the act of closing something
From this reading “"Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.”
according to the clock
From this reading “"Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.”
add pepper to
From this reading “WHERE WAS PEPPER?”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.”
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 "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
later than; following
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An hour behind time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "An hour behind time."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
the act of closing something
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "An hour behind time."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
and nothing more
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
the middle of the day
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
according to the clock
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
add pepper to
From this reading WHERE WAS PEPPER?
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "An hour behind time."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE WAS PEPPER?
look attentively
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE WAS PEPPER?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Two o'clock," said Rand, closing his watch with a snap.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Perhaps he got off the road and got lost in the woods," suggested Jack.
but in spite of that
From this reading The boys had been waiting at the great oak since just after noon, but Pepper had not yet come.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts Patrol by Ralph Victor holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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