Chapter 4 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto. The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war. "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called. "Snub her! That's the only way to hold her back!
Chapter 4 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “"Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.”
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In this reading “PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Snub her!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
the act of retaining something
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
the force of workers available
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
and nothing more
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
above and across; more than
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
a strong line
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING A CRUISE Farther and farther over the cliff slid the heavy auto.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
any hard struggle between equally matched groups
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That's the only way to hold her back!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys and men, holding the rope, were pulled slowly along, as is a losing team in a tug-of-war.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Snub your rope, boys!" a voice suddenly called.
Chapter 4 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery by Allen Chapman holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 4 holds 121 sentences of Fenn Masterson's Discovery, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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