Chapter 9 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAN AS A DETECTIVE. Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances. "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected. "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be." Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
Chapter 9 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “"He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “DAN AS A DETECTIVE.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “"He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “"I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."”
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because of prevailing conditions
In this reading “Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.”
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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 DAN AS A DETECTIVE.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAN AS A DETECTIVE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
a borough of New York City
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN AS A DETECTIVE.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading DAN AS A DETECTIVE.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
the act of departing
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
with speed
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "I am not quite so green as he takes me to be."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
in or at the place that
From this reading Dan could not decide as easily where Mike had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He meant to send me there on a wild-goose chase," he reflected.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dan quickly decided that if Mike had been going to Brooklyn, he would not have announced it under the circumstances.
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