Chapter 18 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLOT AGAINST ANDY. Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram. Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated. "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news. My only brother is dangerously sick.
Chapter 18 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.”
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading “My only brother is dangerously sick.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.”
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading “Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.”
shedding tears
From this reading “Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
a youthful male person
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
and nothing more
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
shedding tears
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
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