Chapter 8 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat. "Robbed!" he repeated. "Now tell me just what you mean." In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps. Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
Chapter 8 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Robbed!" he repeated.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading “In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.”
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 CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
In this reading “In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.”
move away or escape suddenly
In this reading “THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.”
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 THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
only a very short time before
From this reading Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Robbed!" he repeated.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Robbed!" he repeated.
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Mr. Stone could hardly restrain his rage.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Robbed!" he repeated.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
express in words
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOUD BREAKS AWAY Mr. Stone sank down into a seat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
the words that are spoken
From this reading In simple words the boys told how they had been held up and despoiled by the tramps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now tell me just what you mean."
Chapter 8 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine by Frank A. Warner holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 97 sentences of Bobby Blake on the School Nine, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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