Chapter 10 of Dave Porter and His Classmates is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dave Porter and His Classmates is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!" "The _Whistler_ is ahead!" "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!" "See, the _Venus_ has given up." So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
Chapter 10 of Dave Porter and His Classmates is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.”
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading “So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “"Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.”
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"”
the second nearest planet to the sun
United States painter (1834-1903)
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talk or narrate at length
In this reading “So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.”
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at or in the front
From this reading "The _Whistler_ is ahead!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "See, the _Venus_ has given up."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, the _Venus_ has given up."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The _Whistler_ is ahead!"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See, the _Venus_ has given up."
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
From this reading "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The _Whistler_ is ahead!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND "Here they come!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the cries ran on, as the ice-boats drew closer and closer to the finishing line of the contest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading "See, the _Venus_ has given up."
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading "The _Whistler_ is ahead!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but the _Snowbird_ is crawling up!"
Chapter 10 of Dave Porter and His Classmates by Edward Stratemeyer holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 10 holds 179 sentences of Dave Porter and His Classmates, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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