Chapter 9 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.” His mother decided against school for that day. At first he was glad. He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures. He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
Chapter 9 of Billy To-morrow is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.””
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading “He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.””
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.””
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.””
plural of “temperature” — the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.”
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In this reading “RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.””
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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 RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
any thing at all
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he was glad.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
recognizable; marked
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he was glad.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading At first he was glad.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he was glad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
an educational institution
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
plural of “temperature” — the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading He didn’t care if he had forty temperatures.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mother decided against school for that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RED GOOSE FLESH The next morning Billy had a “temperature.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he was glad.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought almost anything in the way of fever was cooler than he would feel if the boys--and the girls--should see his face.
Chapter 9 of Billy To-morrow by Sarah Pratt Carr holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 9 holds 122 sentences of Billy To-morrow, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Billy To-morrow by Sarah Pratt Carr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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