Chapter 21 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMONG THE CAGES "Hi! Hello--stop, stop." "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?" Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail. The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
Chapter 21 of Andy the Acrobat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.”
plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “AMONG THE CAGES "Hi!”
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello--stop, stop."”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"”
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later than; following
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE CAGES "Hi!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
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From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"
plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading AMONG THE CAGES "Hi!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
praise vociferously
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hello--stop, stop."
an expression of greeting
From this reading AMONG THE CAGES "Hi!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Hello--stop, stop."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE CAGES "Hi!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Andy, passing through the circus grounds, turned at an eager hail.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The owner of the chicken that walked backwards came running after him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it's you, Luke Belding?"
Chapter 21 of Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 21 holds 152 sentences of Andy the Acrobat, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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