Chapter 3 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself. He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked. "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed. "There's somebody, though." Andy started in the direction of the barn.
Chapter 3 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Andy started in the direction of the barn.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Andy started in the direction of the barn.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “"That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"There's somebody, though."”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.”
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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 BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Andy started in the direction of the barn.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Andy started in the direction of the barn.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andy started in the direction of the barn.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
not any; not one
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
no person; not anyone
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy started in the direction of the barn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "There's somebody, though."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Andy started in the direction of the barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the reason no one came to the fire," he resumed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's somebody, though."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "There's somebody, though."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Nobody at home," said Andy to himself.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading He walked around the house to find all the windows closed and locked.
Chapter 3 of Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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