Chapter 4 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle! _blob_! Help! Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him. He came up, coughing and blowing.
Chapter 4 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indistinct shapeless form
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “He came up, coughing and blowing.”
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “He came up, coughing and blowing.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.”
full of events or incidents
From this reading “AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!”
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading “AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!”
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading “Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.”
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.
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “He came up, coughing and blowing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
anew
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
an indistinct shapeless form
From this reading _blob_!
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading He came up, coughing and blowing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came up, coughing and blowing.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading He came up, coughing and blowing.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
full of events or incidents
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN EVENTFUL AFTERNOON "On! oh! oh!—gurgle! gurgle!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came up, coughing and blowing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Give us a hand—" Down Master Fred went again, and, his mouth being open, he swallowed more of the murky water of the creek than was good for him.
Chapter 4 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School by Frank A. Warner holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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