Chapter 22 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave. "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son. "This is a frame-up, nothing more! I understand it all now, although I didn't at first." "What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.
Chapter 22 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “"What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.”
plural of “runaway” — an easy victory
From this reading “AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."”
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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 "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
(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 I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading "What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
From this reading "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
and nothing more
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean by 'a frame-up,' Poole?" demanded Doctor Clay.
plural of “runaway” — an easy victory
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
express in words
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
a male human offspring
From this reading "I mean just what I say!" declared the money-lender's son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a frame-up, nothing more!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I understand it all now, although I didn't at first."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AFTER THE RUNAWAYS "Why, Nat, what do you mean?" demanded Dave.
Chapter 22 of Dave Porter and the Runaways by Edward Stratemeyer holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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