Chapter 32 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you! Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it? How could you?" It was Plum who spoke. He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
Chapter 32 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!”
exactly
From this reading “GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!”
possessive form of “plum” — any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
From this reading “GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.”
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In this reading “He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.”
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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 He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
exactly
From this reading It was Plum who spoke.
possessive form of “plum” — any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Oh, Dave Porter, how could you do it?
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Plum who spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He sat on a fallen tree not far away from the railroad cut.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Plum who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Plum who spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GUS PLUM'S CONFESSION "You did this for me, you!
Chapter 32 of Dave Porter's Return to School by Edward Stratemeyer holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 32 holds 138 sentences of Dave Porter's Return to School, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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