Chapter 9 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The lads did not have long to wait. Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared. The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks. "They have come to stay," whispered Budd. Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
Chapter 9 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"”
plural of “intruder” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading “Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “The lads did not have long to wait.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.”
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 one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.”
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.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
(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 The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They have come to stay," whispered Budd.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They have come to stay," whispered Budd.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
plural of “intruder” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one in advance carried the lantern, and all carried gripsacks.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
with low volume
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "They have come to stay," whispered Budd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he asked, softly: "Are the doors locked, Judd?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The lads did not have long to wait.
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had they recovered breath from their rapid running when the three intruders appeared.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "They have come to stay," whispered Budd.
Chapter 9 of Budd Boyd's Triumph by William P. (William Pendleton) Chipman holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 9 holds 104 sentences of Budd Boyd's Triumph, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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