Chapter 21 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!" "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up. "Where in the world did you come from?" "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates. "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
Chapter 21 of Dave Porter and His Double is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “"Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.”
plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “"Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Are you alone?" questioned our hero.”
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In this reading “"Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.”
In this reading “"Where in the world did you come from?"”
In this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “"Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.”
In this reading “"Where in the world did you come from?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Are you alone?" questioned our hero.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Buster Beggs!" cried our hero, his face lighting up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
which person or people
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading IN NEW YORK CITY "Dave Porter!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where in the world did you come from?"
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Just got off the accommodation coming the other way," announced Joseph Beggs, otherwise known as Buster, a fat youth who had long been one of Dave's Oak Hall classmates.
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