Chapter 25 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUR WOULD-BE PLUNDERERS. “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips. “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory. “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim! Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
Chapter 25 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading ““To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.”
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading “Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.”
covered with blood
From this reading ““Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading ““Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.”
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.”
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In this reading ““To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.”
express or utter spontaneously
In this reading ““To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.”
In this reading ““To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.”
In this reading “Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.”
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From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
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From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
terminate
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOUR WOULD-BE PLUNDERERS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
covered with blood
From this reading “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.
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From this reading “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
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From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
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From this reading FOUR WOULD-BE PLUNDERERS.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Th’ haythins!” muttered Matt Gory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just let me be afther gittin’ a-hould of thim!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To break into the offices!” burst from my lips.
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From this reading Oi’ll spile their looks so their own mothers won’t know thim!” and he shook his club determinedly.
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading FOUR WOULD-BE PLUNDERERS.
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