Chapter 2 of Charley de Milo is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Charley de Milo is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Santa Claus said: "Oh. Of course." He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them. Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm. That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
Chapter 2 of Charley de Milo is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “Santa Claus said: "Oh.”
inflected form of “scurry” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
any thing at all
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
make calm or still
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Santa Claus said: "Oh.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
set up or found
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
and nothing more
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
the act of departing
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Santa Claus said: "Oh.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Santa Claus said: "Oh.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Santa Claus said: "Oh.
inflected form of “scurry” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Charley stared at his retreating back, fighting to stay calm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was the way marks were, of course, and there wasn't anything to be done about it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned and found the group just leaving Senor Alcala's platform, and scurried off to catch up with them.
Chapter 2 of Charley de Milo by Laurence M. Janifer holds 485 sentences, grouped into 97 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 2 holds 485 sentences of Charley de Milo, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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