Chapter 20 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The burglars are captured!" "They are now in the lock-up!" "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!" "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!" "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
Chapter 20 of Budd Boyd's Triumph is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 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 “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading “"The burglars are captured!"”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “"The burglars are captured!"”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “"Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"”
possessive form of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “"The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “"They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “"Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"”
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.
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The burglars are captured!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading "The burglars are captured!"
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading "The burglars are captured!"
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
possessive form of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They are now in the lock-up!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They are now in the lock-up!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They are now in the lock-up!"
according to the clock
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
express in words
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The burglars are captured!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are now in the lock-up!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The examination is at two o’clock this afternoon!"
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "Avery, the constable, and those boys of Fox Island, brought them here in the Sea Witch!"
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "They say every dollar’s worth of the stolen goods is recovered!"
Chapter 20 of Budd Boyd's Triumph by William P. (William Pendleton) Chipman holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 20 holds 81 sentences of Budd Boyd's Triumph, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Budd Boyd's Triumph by William P. (William Pendleton) Chipman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Work through the 17 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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