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Dan Carter and the Money Box
Dan Carter and the Money Box

Chapter XVI · Inside the Log

Chapter XVI of Dan Carter and the Money Box, “Inside the Log,” is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.
Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.
“Say, are we going to let him get away again?”
Brad demanded.
“He knows what became of that money box!”
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Dan Carter and the Money Box

Chapter XVI · Inside the Log

Chapter XVI of Dan Carter and the Money Box, “Inside the Log,” is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.
Line 2
Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.
Line 3
“Say, are we going to let him get away again?”
/seɪ ɑːr wiː ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː let hɪm ɡet əˈweɪ əˈɡen/
Line 4
Brad demanded.
/bræd dɪˈmændəd/
Line 5
“He knows what became of that money box!”
/hiː noʊz wʌt bɪˈkeɪm ʌv ðæt ˈmʌni bɑːks/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

amazed adjective US /əˈmeɪzd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

Brad noun US /bræd/

a small nail

From this reading “Brad demanded.”

Cubs noun US /kʌbz/

plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

detain verb US /dɪˈteɪn/

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

From this reading “Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.”

hint noun US /hɪnt/

an indirect suggestion

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

missing adjective US /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

relative noun US /ˈrelətɪv/

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

vital adjective US /ˈvaɪtəl/

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

From this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

for the moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.”

get away verb + particle

run away from confinement

In this reading ““Say, are we going to let him get away again?””

by surprise preposition + noun

In this reading “Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.”

in possession preposition + noun

In this reading “Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading “He knows what became of that money box!”

boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

BradnounUS /bræd/

a small nail

From this reading Brad demanded.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

CubsnounUS /kʌbz/

plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading Brad demanded.

detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

Hatfield

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

hintnounUS /hɪnt/

an indirect suggestion

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading “He knows what became of that money box!”

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

Phillip's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Even Mr. Hatfield was so taken by surprise that for the moment he made no attempt to detain the boy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jack Phillip’s hint that he was in possession of vital information relative to the missing money box amazed the Cubs.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Say, are we going to let him get away again?”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “He knows what became of that money box!”

Chapter 16 of Dan Carter and the Money Box by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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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Triumphantly
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Brought
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Carter
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Money
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