Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS. "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily. "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?" "Sure! Hit up the pace all you want!"
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.”
more quickly
From this reading “"Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"”
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “"They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Hit up the pace all you want!"”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Hit up the pace all you want!"”
an easy victory
From this reading “"Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.”
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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 "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
at or in the front
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
(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 Hit up the pace all you want!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
(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 "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.
more quickly
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
cause to move by striking
From this reading Hit up the pace all you want!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Hit up the pace all you want!"
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.
an easy victory
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hit up the pace all you want!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They seem to be gaining on us!" said Merritt uneasily.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Hit up the pace all you want!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Hadn't we better romp ahead a little faster, boys?"
make whistling sounds
From this reading THE WHISTLE OF PASSING BULLETS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hit up the pace all you want!"
Chapter 17 of The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by John Henry Goldfrap holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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