Chapter 4 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura. "If we go into that we'll all be killed!" "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice. "These horses are scared enough as it is." Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
Chapter 4 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.”
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.”
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading “THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.”
made afraid
From this reading “"These horses are scared enough as it is."”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading “Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.”
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.”
refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
In this reading “"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.”
In this reading “"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.”
In this reading “"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.”
to come or go into
In this reading “"If we go into that we'll all be killed!"”
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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 "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
roused to anger
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
made afraid
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY "Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These horses are scared enough as it is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"
Chapter 4 of Dave Porter and His Double by Edward Stratemeyer holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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