Chapter 15 of The Young Scout is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Young Scout is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. The troopers wasted no time. No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command. He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation. Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
Chapter 15 of The Young Scout is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 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.
cooked in hot water
From this reading “No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.”
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.”
abstaining from food
From this reading “Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.”
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading “He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.”
plural of “ration” — the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
From this reading “Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.”
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “The troopers wasted no time.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “The troopers wasted no time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.”
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 No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
cooked in hot water
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
abstaining from food
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
start firing a weapon
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT.
material for starting a fire
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
march in a procession
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
not any; not one
From this reading The troopers wasted no time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
plural of “ration” — the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troopers wasted no time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The troopers wasted no time.
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading The troopers wasted no time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No coffee was boiled, for the means of kindling a fire was not at command.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading The troopers wasted no time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rations were hastily eaten and the horses drank from the stream at hand and continued their fasting.
which person or people
From this reading He who has been on a laborious march knows the meaning of such a deprivation.
Chapter 15 of The Young Scout by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 86 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.
Chapter 15 holds 86 sentences of The Young Scout, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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