Chapter 13 of Back Home is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Back Home is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs. The boys from across the tracks get to go at night. They have all the fun. When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost.... Aw, hurry up, can't you?
Chapter 13 of Back Home is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “They have all the fun.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Aw, hurry up, can't you?”
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading “So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.”
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.”
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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 So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
(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 They have all the fun.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aw, hurry up, can't you?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aw, hurry up, can't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
a boy or man
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading They have all the fun.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have all the fun.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Aw, hurry up, can't you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have all the fun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The boys from across the tracks get to go at night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Aw, hurry up, can't you?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
at the time that
From this reading When they go they don't have to poke along, and poke along, and keep hold of hands so as not to get lost....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you see what a fellow misses by having to go to the show in the afternoon, like the girls and the a-b-abs.
Chapter 13 of Back Home by Eugene Wood holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 13 holds 206 sentences of Back Home, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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