Chapter 3 of A Young Inventor's Pluck is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Young Inventor's Pluck is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible? Has the bank really burst?" Over and over Jack asked himself the question. Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears. Yes, the bank had suspended payment.
Chapter 3 of A Young Inventor's Pluck is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Has the bank really burst?"”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Has the bank really burst?"”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.”
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading “Yes, the bank had suspended payment.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “Yes, the bank had suspended payment.”
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 “FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Has the bank really burst?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Has the bank really burst?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, the bank had suspended payment.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has the bank really burst?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
a small worthless amount
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading Yes, the bank had suspended payment.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Over and over Jack asked himself the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Has the bank really burst?"
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Yes, the bank had suspended payment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOR THE SAKE OF HOME "Can this be possible?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then the words of the crowd echoed and re-echoed through his ears.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the bank had suspended payment.
Chapter 3 of A Young Inventor's Pluck by Edward Stratemeyer holds 123 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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