Chapter 8 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?" "Yes, Roger." "Is Bixter much of a place?" "Oh, no. There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
Chapter 8 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"”
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"”
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.
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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 "Is Bixter much of a place?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is Bixter much of a place?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
being ten more than thirty
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Bixter much of a place?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Is Bixter much of a place?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is Bixter much of a place?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
above and across; more than
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Is Bixter much of a place?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Roger."
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are but two stores and two churches and not over thirty or forty houses."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Roger."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FACE TO FACE "If you catch Porton, Dave, what will you do--turn him over to the authorities?"
Chapter 8 of Dave Porter and His Double by Edward Stratemeyer holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 8 holds 130 sentences of Dave Porter and His Double, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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