Chapter 4 of Bob Bowen Comes to Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bob Bowen Comes to Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen. He knew what would happen if he got the chance! “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle. “Want to stir him up?” “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
Chapter 4 of Bob Bowen Comes to Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of wounding
From this reading ““No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.”
come to pass
From this reading “And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.”
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.”
a result
From this reading ““No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.”
move an implement through
From this reading ““Want to stir him up?””
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ““No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.”
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In this reading “He knew what would happen if he got the chance!”
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From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
capable of wounding
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
the lower side of anything
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
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From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He knew what would happen if he got the chance!
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From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He knew what would happen if he got the chance!
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From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
come to pass
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
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From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Want to stir him up?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew what would happen if he got the chance!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew what would happen if he got the chance!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
above and across; more than
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
a result
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
move an implement through
From this reading “Want to stir him up?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “No,” the more biting tones of Henderson made response.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Want to stir him up?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Want to stir him up?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
at the time that
From this reading And when Bob Bowen was angry to the bottom of his soul, he was not the man to pause over half-way measures, or to ask himself what might happen.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew what would happen if he got the chance!
but in spite of that
From this reading “He ain’t wise to the world yet,” said the voice of Cheadle.
Chapter 4 of Bob Bowen Comes to Town by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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