Chapter 25 of Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly. "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish. But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls. "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow. What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
Chapter 25 of Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “What's the idea--a health cure or something?"”
in an exultant manner
From this reading “HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.”
a vagrant
From this reading “"You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.”
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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 What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
anew
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
lacking funds
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
at any time
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
in an exultant manner
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
and nothing more
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
express in words
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
a slippery smoothness
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading But say----" he broke off, his face growing sober as he looked at the girls.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
a vagrant
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the idea--a health cure or something?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HAPPY AGAIN "Gee, that was some slick work!" crowed Teddy Jordon exultantly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Who'd ever think we would catch the old Codfish.
but in spite of that
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You haven't told us yet just why you're taking this tramp in the snow.
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