Chapter 9 of "Boy" the Wandering Dog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of "Boy" the Wandering Dog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night. I found out lots of things about my master. He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive. He did everything anonymously. Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
Chapter 9 of "Boy" the Wandering Dog is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without giving a name
From this reading “He did everything anonymously.”
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
From this reading “He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “I found out lots of things about my master.”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.”
past form of “prey” — profit from in an exploitatory manner
From this reading “Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.”
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 “He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.”
In this reading “STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.”
people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
In this reading “Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.”
In this reading “I found out lots of things about my master.”
In this reading “He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.”
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 He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
later than; following
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
without giving a name
From this reading He did everything anonymously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did everything anonymously.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He did everything anonymously.
set up or found
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
a large number or amount
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
the force of workers available
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I found out lots of things about my master.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
past form of “prey” — profit from in an exploitatory manner
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
precisely, exactly
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
successive (without a break)
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
precisely as stated
From this reading STANNA AND NAPOLEON Some very interesting things happened right straight along after that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a regular public benefactor and he had the name of being one of the stingiest men on the Drive.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Rich people are horribly preyed upon in New York.
Chapter 9 of "Boy" the Wandering Dog by Marshall Saunders holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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