Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were. He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit. “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry. Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard. A cup hung on a nail.
Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enclose with a fence
From this reading “Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.”
an attack of hysteria
From this reading “THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “A cup hung on a nail.”
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.”
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 ““Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.”
In this reading “Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.”
In this reading ““Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.”
fix to; attach
In this reading “A cup hung on a nail.”
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 He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading A cup hung on a nail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
made afraid
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A cup hung on a nail.
an attack of hysteria
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
the literary culture
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading A cup hung on a nail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A cup hung on a nail.
above and across; more than
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
made afraid
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought that Miss Simmons was in a fit.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE LOST LETTERS BOB hardly knew what hysterics were.
which person or people
From this reading “Don’t get scared, Walter,” he said to the little boy, who was frightened and began to cry.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Bob jumped over the fence and ran to the pump in the yard.
Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals by Frederick Gordon holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 3 holds 202 sentences of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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