Chapter 3 of Dan Carter and the Cub Honor is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dan Carter and the Cub Honor is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant. But they did not give way to panic. Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds. “Take it easy,” he advised. “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
Chapter 3 of Dan Carter and the Cub Honor is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.”
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading ““There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.””
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “But they did not give way to panic.”
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
deprived of courage and strength
From this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
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.
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In this reading “Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.”
In this reading “A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “But they did not give way to panic.”
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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 A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “Take it easy,” he advised.
(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 “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Take it easy,” he advised.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it easy,” he advised.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
carry out
From this reading “Take it easy,” he advised.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
deprived of courage and strength
From this reading A TAPPING BELL Chub’s squeal of fright unnerved the other Cubs for an instant.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But they did not give way to panic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There aren’t any ghosts and we all know it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Chips grasped the younger boy’s arm, holding him as he would have fled from the church grounds.
Chapter 3 of Dan Carter and the Cub Honor by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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