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28
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
44
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
55
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
7
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
all
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
any
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
arrow-head
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
BABY
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
badge
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
begun
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From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
belong
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
big
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
camping
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
counting
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From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
Cousin
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
coveted
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
Davy
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
Davy's
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
December
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From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
didn't
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
farm
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From this reading There, at the farm, he had met Cousin Fred.
fault
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
figures
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From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
Fred
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
go
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
Grandfather's
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From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
hiking
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
how
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From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
late
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From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
LENDING
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
like
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
Made
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
meant
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
MERRY
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
met
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From this reading There, at the farm, he had met Cousin Fred.
months
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
nine
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
oh
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
only
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
patrol
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
real
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
ROBERT'S
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
S
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
SANDY'S
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
SCOUT
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
see
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
six
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is how the figures stood late in December.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
summer
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From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
tenderfoot
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
There
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From this reading There, at the farm, he had met Cousin Fred.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
twelve
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From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
two
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
U
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was the summer before, at Grandfather’s, that Davy had first begun counting the time until he should be twelve.
VALENTINE
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
waiting
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
wasn't
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From this reading Made in U.S.A. A MERRY SCOUT 7 LENDING THE BABY 28 ROBERT’S ADVENTURE 44 SANDY’S VALENTINE 55 A MERRY SCOUT A MERRY SCOUT He didn’t belong to any patrol--he wasn’t a real scout at all, but it wasn’t Davy’s fault.
wear
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
years
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From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was only nine and a half, you see, and that meant two years and six months of waiting--oh, such long waiting it seemed to Davy--before he could wear the coveted arrow-head badge of the tenderfoot scout and go hiking and camping like big Cousin Fred.
