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Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy. Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around. “Buffer!” cried one of them. “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another. “He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.
Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading ““Buffer!” cried one of them.”
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading “Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.”
walk with great difficulty
From this reading “Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.”
very drunk
From this reading ““He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.”
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 SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading “Buffer!” cried one of them.
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.
walk with great difficulty
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Buffer!” cried one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
very drunk
From this reading “He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY “THE mischief!” cried Frank, as he joined Bob and Sammy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Buffer!” cried one of them.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “He’s smashed something,” spoke a third.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Hey, want a back-stop?” echoed another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jed Burr and his crowd thought it was funny to see the old man flounder around.
Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals by Frederick Gordon holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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