Chapter 19 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“FIRE!” “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone. “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.” “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan. I simply want to be left alone.”
Chapter 19 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tilt or slant to one side
From this reading ““After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.””
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I simply want to be left alone.””
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.””
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.
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later than; following
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “FIRE!”
set up or found
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I simply want to be left alone.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply want to be left alone.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
at the time that
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
Chapter 19 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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