Chapter 14 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?” “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light. “Oh, Lord!” Bill groaned and crawled out of bed. He glanced at his wrist watch.
Chapter 14 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading ““You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced at his wrist watch.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?””
in a sleepy manner
From this reading ““You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?””
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “He glanced at his wrist watch.”
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 “He glanced at his wrist watch.”
In this reading “Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.”
prevent from entering; shut out
In this reading ““You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
at or in the front
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at his wrist watch.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced at his wrist watch.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced at his wrist watch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Oh, Lord!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill groaned and crawled out of bed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Lord!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
a person, without saying who
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
express in words
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE AHEAD “Isn’t that someone pounding the door?”
look attentively
From this reading He glanced at his wrist watch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading He glanced at his wrist watch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You tell ’em!” sleepily suggested the chief, covering his face with a pajamaed arm to shut out the morning light.
Chapter 14 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish by Noel Sainsbury holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 14 holds 146 sentences of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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