Chapter 8 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken. He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry. One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone. “Come on, Bill,” said this boy. “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
Chapter 8 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading ““Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.””
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.”
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.
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take and lift upward
In this reading “One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.”
look about oneself
In this reading “DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.”
In this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
In this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
In this reading “He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.”
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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 One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
select carefully from a group
From this reading One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
with speed
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
having a supporting base
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Come on, Bill,” said this boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One of the boys had stooped to pick up a stone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
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From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
in or at the place that
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw two boys standing at the corner, near where that good smell of meat came from, for which Don was so hungry.
which person or people
From this reading DON AND THE CAN Don looked around quickly to see who had spoken.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Get yourself a stone and we’ll see who of us can hit that dog first.”
Chapter 8 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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