Chapter 5 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly. He did not laugh at all. The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic. Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark. "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
Chapter 5 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
From this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.”
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return home
In this reading “THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.”
In this reading “Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.”
In this reading “"I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.”
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 THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
later than; following
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not laugh at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The situation had suddenly become tragic instead of comic.
up to a particular time
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Fred could not walk back to Clinton in his bathing-trunks—that is, not until after dark.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I had hold of that Ap Plunkit," repeated Fred Martin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TALE OF A SCARECROW "My goodness! you can’t go home that way," said Bobby Blake, faintly.
Chapter 5 of Bobby Blake at Rockledge School by Frank A. Warner holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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