Chapter 4 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t you ever get to the big city?” Jerry asked wonderingly. “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.” He began to laugh uproariously. “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
Chapter 4 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ““Don’t you ever get to the big city?””
a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
From this reading ““Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry asked wonderingly.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “He began to laugh uproariously.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.””
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading ““It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.””
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ““It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.””
under normal conditions
From this reading ““It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.””
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In this reading ““Don’t you ever get to the big city?””
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.””
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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 “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jerry asked wonderingly.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to laugh uproariously.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
at any time
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to laugh uproariously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry asked wonderingly.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He began to laugh uproariously.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
on one occasion
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
in a hilarious manner
From this reading He began to laugh uproariously.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “It usually takes us another year to get over a spree like that.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading Jerry asked wonderingly.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Maybe once a year, we go to Duluth.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you ever get to the big city?”
Chapter 4 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 by Robert Leckie holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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