Chapter XI of Dan Carter and the Money Box, ““Do Your Best”,” is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of Dan Carter and the Money Box, ““Do Your Best”,” is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon. “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully. The boy hesitated. His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed. Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
Chapter XI of Dan Carter and the Money Box, ““Do Your Best”,” is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.”
a stack of hay
From this reading “Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading ““How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.”
an easy victory
From this reading “Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.”
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 “Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.”
In this reading “Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.”
In this reading ““How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.”
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 “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
side by side
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
a youthful male person
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
a stack of hay
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The boy hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
an easy victory
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “How about a lift into town?” he called cheerfully.
(of hair) not combed
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
(of clothing) not smoothed with heat
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mr. Holloway waited until the runaway boy came alongside the station wagon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes were unpressed, his hair uncombed.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Plainly he had been sleeping wherever he could find a bed or a haystack.
Chapter 11 of Dan Carter and the Money Box by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 11 holds 194 sentences of Dan Carter and the Money Box, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Dan Carter and the Money Box by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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