Chapter 3 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?” Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided. “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly. “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that. Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
Chapter 3 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading ““Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.”
be excessively hot
From this reading ““But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.”
loud confused noise from many sources
From this reading “Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading ““Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.””
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading ““Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.”
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.
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In this reading ““Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.”
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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 Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
later than; following
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
be excessively hot
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
loud confused noise from many sources
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
go away from a place
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading Besides, that little city kid’ll be lonesome if I leave her.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
with speed
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Let’s go to the park and play football,” Jimmy responded quickly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading Billy asked, after the hubbub had a little subsided.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But the girls and small fry can’t come in on that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SURPRISE “Well, what do you want to play?”
Chapter 3 of Billy To-morrow by Sarah Pratt Carr holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 3 holds 174 sentences of Billy To-morrow, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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