Chapter 1 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ouch!" "That was a dandy!" "How's that for a straight shot?" "Thought you could dodge it, did you?" "Have a heart, fellows!
Chapter 1 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Thought you could dodge it, did you?"”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “"That was a dandy!"”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “"Thought you could dodge it, did you?"”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Have a heart, fellows!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"Have a heart, fellows!”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"How's that for a straight shot?"”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"How's that for a straight shot?"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"Thought you could dodge it, did you?"”
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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 "That was a dandy!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading "That was a dandy!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Have a heart, fellows!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How's that for a straight shot?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have a heart, fellows!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Have a heart, fellows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How's that for a straight shot?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ouch!"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "How's that for a straight shot?"
successive (without a break)
From this reading "How's that for a straight shot?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a dandy!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was a dandy!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thought you could dodge it, did you?"
Chapter 1 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine by Frank A. Warner holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 1 holds 119 sentences of Bobby Blake on the School Nine, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine by Frank A. Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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