Chapter 21 of Captain Chub is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Captain Chub is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper. Chub groaned. “More bacon?” he asked dismally. “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here. All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
Chapter 21 of Captain Chub is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
in a cheerless manner
From this reading ““More bacon?” he asked dismally.”
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
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 BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.”
In this reading ““Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.”
In this reading ““Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.”
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 BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
(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 All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “More bacon?” he asked dismally.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading Chub groaned.
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
in a cheerless manner
From this reading “More bacon?” he asked dismally.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Chub groaned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “More bacon?” he asked dismally.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “More bacon?” he asked dismally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
move stealthily
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All those things we can get at the store to-morrow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, we’ve got to have some sort of meat,” answered Dick, “and we can’t get fresh meat here.
the act of creating written works
From this reading THE BURGLARY “Kerosene, potatoes, condensed milk, cheese, and bacon,” said Dick, writing the items on a slip of paper.
Chapter 21 of Captain Chub by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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