Chapter 10 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way. As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy. His mother came out and welcomed the crowd. She brought half a dozen tin cups. “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
Chapter 10 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading ““Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.””
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “She brought half a dozen tin cups.”
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading “As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “She brought half a dozen tin cups.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading ““Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.””
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “She brought half a dozen tin cups.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.”
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 “She brought half a dozen tin cups.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.”
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 She brought half a dozen tin cups.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
someone who is a detective
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading She brought half a dozen tin cups.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “THE DAY OF THEIR LIVES” THE boys kept on their way.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading His mother came out and welcomed the crowd.
in or at the place that
From this reading As they reached the farm where Dick lived, he took them all into the dairy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now then, boys,” she said, passing these around, “Dick will show you where the buttermilk is.”
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