Chapter 14 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail. They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter. With a bound Blue was at her side. “What is it? What is the matter?” he demanded.
Chapter 14 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “With a bound Blue was at her side.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
demanding attention
From this reading “They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What is the matter?” he demanded.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.”
a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
In this reading “They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
confined by bonds
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
demanding attention
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading What is the matter?” he demanded.
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is the matter?” he demanded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter?” he demanded.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
above and across; more than
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned to see their mother crying over an open letter.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
emit long loud cries
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
at the time that
From this reading THE LETTER THE boys were still examining the violin when they were arrested by a little broken wail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a bound Blue was at her side.
Chapter 14 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy by Emma C. Dowd holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 14 holds 86 sentences of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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