Chapter 7 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away? Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?” It was Mr. Whitney talking. He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success. They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
Chapter 7 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?””
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.”
communicate vividly
From this reading “THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?””
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.”
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “It was Mr. Whitney talking.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?”
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 “He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.”
In this reading “They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Mr. Whitney talking.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
communicate vividly
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading It was Mr. Whitney talking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had sent for him to put him in charge of finishing up the big Rio Grande project.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading He had told them that his trip to Washington had been a great success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must have been pretty tiresome up at the Canyon, wasn’t it?”
(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 PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
during the time that
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading It was Mr. Whitney talking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading THE PROJECT “Well, fellows, what’d you do with yourselves while I was away?
Chapter 7 of Bob Hazard, Dam Builder by Carl Brandt holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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