Chapter 6 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff. It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball. “It’s a pumpkin,” said Bob. “Here she comes! Crackey!”
Chapter 6 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.”
past form of “bombard” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading “BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.”
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
past form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading ““It’s a pumpkin,” said Bob.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.”
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
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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In this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
break a piece from a whole
In this reading “It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.”
In this reading “BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.”
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 It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
past form of “bombard” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here she comes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crackey!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here she comes!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a pumpkin,” said Bob.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
past form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading “It’s a pumpkin,” said Bob.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
uttered with a trill
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s a pumpkin,” said Bob.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here she comes!
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
the upper part of anything
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It mowed down grass, snapped off bushes, and, striking a rock, bounded up like a rubber ball.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BOMBARDED BOB heard some object come rolling and ripping its way along from the top of the bluff.
Chapter 6 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals by Frederick Gordon holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 6 holds 143 sentences of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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