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Dave Porter and His Double
Dave Porter and His Double

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edward Stratemeyer • Curated US English Learning Edition
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WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.
He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.
The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.
Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.
He leaped up and commenced to dress.
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Dave Porter and His Double

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.
Line 2
He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.
/hiː ɡlænst təˈwɔːrd ðə ˈwɪndoʊ tuː faɪnd ɪt ˈkʌvərd wɪð frɔːst ənd snoʊ ðʌs ˈliːvɪŋ ðə ruːm ˈɔːlmoʊst dɑːrk/
Line 3
The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.
/ðə waɪnd wɑːz stɪl ˈbloʊɪŋ ˈfjʊriəsli ənd ðə ruːm wɑːz kwaɪt koʊld/
Line 4
Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.
/wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ ben ˈaʊər ˈhɪroʊ lʊkt æt hɪz wɑːtʃ ənd faʊnd ðæt ɪt wɑːz ˈɔːlmoʊst eɪt əˈklɑːk/
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He leaped up and commenced to dress.
/hiː lept ʌp ənd kəˈmenst tuː dres/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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awaken verb US /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading “WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blowing noun US /ˈbloʊɪŋ/

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading “The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chums noun US /tʃʌmz/

plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading “WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commenced verb US /kəˈmenst/

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “He leaped up and commenced to dress.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disturbing adjective US /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading “Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frost noun US /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading “He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
furiously adverb US /ˈfjʊriəsli/

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

From this reading “The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
washington noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading “WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

glanced toward verb + particle counted as “glance toward”

In this reading “He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.”

2,574 times in 426,211 chapters
looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.”

296,767 times in 426,211 chapters
toward the window preposition + article + noun counted as “toward … window”

In this reading “He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.”

1,034 times in 426,211 chapters
still blowing adjective + noun

In this reading “The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.”

342 times in 426,211 chapters
in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.”

71,997 times in 426,211 chapters

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almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BONESnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/

plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He leaped up and commenced to dress.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dave

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From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

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disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading He leaped up and commenced to dress.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frostnounUS /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
leapedverbUS /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading He leaped up and commenced to dress.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TELLverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He leaped up and commenced to dress.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WASHINGTONnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT WASHINGTON BONES HAD TO TELL Dave was the first of the four chums to awaken in the morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The wind was still blowing furiously, and the room was quite cold.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He glanced toward the window, to find it covered with frost and snow, thus leaving the room almost dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without disturbing Ben our hero looked at his watch and found that it was almost eight o'clock.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 14 of Dave Porter and His Double by Edward Stratemeyer holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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Chapter 14 holds 148 sentences of Dave Porter and His Double, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

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