Chapter 29 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?" "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it." "You don't think it is a clew?" "Do you?" "It's rather faint, I must confess."
Chapter 29 of Dave Porter and the Runaways is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"It's rather faint, I must confess."”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"It's rather faint, I must confess."”
engage in
From this reading “A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"”
on the contrary
From this reading “"It's rather faint, I must confess."”
express in words
From this reading “"Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."”
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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 A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading "You don't think it is a clew?"
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "It's rather faint, I must confess."
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From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
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From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "It's rather faint, I must confess."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You don't think it is a clew?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's rather faint, I must confess."
engage in
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It's rather faint, I must confess."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
on the contrary
From this reading "It's rather faint, I must confess."
express in words
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, to tell the truth, Phil, I don't think much of it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BIT OF EVIDENCE "Dave, what do you make of this?"
Chapter 29 of Dave Porter and the Runaways 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.
Chapter 29 holds 148 sentences of Dave Porter and the Runaways, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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