Chapter 3 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!" "Oh, we'll be killed!" Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous. "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously. "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
Chapter 3 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “"I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.”
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
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 “"I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.”
In this reading “Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.”
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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 Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, we'll be killed!"
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Oh, we'll be killed!"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
having a proud and unbroken spirit
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we'll be killed!"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
move hurridly
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we'll be killed!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I don't think so," answered the young driver between his set teeth.
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