Chapter 6 of Fighting Joe is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Fighting Joe is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOOT ON ONE LEG. “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired. “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.” “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers. “He has dropped the letter on the floor.”
Chapter 6 of Fighting Joe is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading ““The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.””
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading ““WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading ““Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading ““The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.””
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading ““WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.”
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading ““WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.”
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 ““He has dropped the letter on the floor.””
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from appearances alone
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “He has dropped the letter on the floor.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “He has dropped the letter on the floor.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has dropped the letter on the floor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
and nothing more
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “He has dropped the letter on the floor.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something of importance, evidently,” said Somers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOOT ON ONE LEG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The major is not often moved so deeply as he appeared to be just now.”
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “WHAT can have happened?” said Maud, apparently musing on the event which had just transpired.
Chapter 6 of Fighting Joe by Oliver Optic holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 130 sentences of Fighting Joe, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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