Chapter 3 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow. The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers. Jerry King came in when he at last answered. “The Chief sent me up to wake you. Breakfast is almost over.”
Chapter 3 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry King came in when he at last answered.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.”
having come into contact
From this reading “WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.”
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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 The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
in a state of sleep
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Breakfast is almost over.”
lacking funds
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
a person who is in charge
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Breakfast is almost over.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
immediately past
From this reading Jerry King came in when he at last answered.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Chief sent me up to wake you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast is almost over.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “The Chief sent me up to wake you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
in the near future
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Chief sent me up to wake you.
having come into contact
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
up to a particular time
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The Chief sent me up to wake you.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The long trip on the train had tired him more than he had thought and he did not wake until a heavy pounding on the door broke into his slumbers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE CHIEF WAS AWAY Bob was asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The Chief sent me up to wake you.
Chapter 3 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder by Carl Brandt holds 175 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 175 sentences of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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