Chapter 6 of Billy To-morrow Stands the Test is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Billy To-morrow Stands the Test is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat. They could not believe it true. Left on the island, far from any habitation! It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them. But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
Chapter 6 of Billy To-morrow Stands the Test is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “chug” — make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading “It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.”
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading “Left on the island, far from any habitation!”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Left on the island, far from any habitation!”
in the near future
From this reading “But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.”
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 “THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.”
In this reading “But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.”
In this reading “Left on the island, far from any habitation!”
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.
later than; following
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They could not believe it true.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
inflected form of “chug” — make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not believe it true.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They could not believe it true.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not believe it true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Left on the island, far from any habitation!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
in the near future
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REVEALING NIGHT FOR minutes they stood looking after the boat.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading They could not believe it true.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But instead it went farther and farther away, and presently out of sight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed as if some one _must_ miss them, as if the steamer would surely come chugging back after them.
Chapter 6 of Billy To-morrow Stands the Test by Sarah Pratt Carr holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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 6 holds 355 sentences of Billy To-morrow Stands the Test, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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