Chapter 4 of Careers of Danger and Daring is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Careers of Danger and Daring is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do I?" he answered, with a grin. "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer." "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes. Don't you remember? At Coney Island?
Chapter 4 of Careers of Danger and Daring is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading “At Coney Island?”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “"I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Do I?" he answered, with a grin.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “"He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.”
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading “"He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “"He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “"He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “"I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."”
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In this reading “"I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."”
In this reading “"Do I?" he answered, with a grin.”
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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 "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Coney Island?
a youthful male person
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading At Coney Island?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you remember?
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading At Coney Island?
immediately past
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don't you remember?
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "I made more'n twenty ascensions and drops last summer."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
which person or people
From this reading "He's the one," said Mrs. Stevens, "who carried that boy up hanging from the parachute ropes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do I?" he answered, with a grin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you remember?
Chapter 4 of Careers of Danger and Daring by Cleveland Moffett holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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