Chapter 30 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery. “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh. “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them. Come here and I’ll show them to you.” The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
Chapter 30 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading ““Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading ““Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.”
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading “JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.”
plural of “memorial” — a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading “The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading ““Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.”
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 “The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading ““It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.”
In this reading “Come here and I’ll show them to you.””
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 “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
anew
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
in the past
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
plural of “memorial” — a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
express in words
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading JIM BOOLUS TRAPPED “Say that again,” cried Mr. Lanfranc, delight and incredulity struggling for the mastery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It isn’t more than an hour ago that we came across them.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole party hurried to the precious memorials and examined them closely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sure as shooting,” affirmed Lee with a happy laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come here and I’ll show them to you.”
Chapter 30 of Bobby Blake on a Plantation 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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