Chapter 22 of Four Afoot is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Four Afoot is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning. “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.” “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom. “I’m ready,” said Nelson. “School’s all right, Tommy.
Chapter 22 of Four Afoot is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading ““I’m ready,” said Nelson.”
possessive form of “school” — an educational institution
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.””
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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 “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
(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 “School’s all right, Tommy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m ready,” said Nelson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “I’m ready,” said Nelson.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I’m ready,” said Nelson.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “School’s all right, Tommy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
an educational institution
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
possessive form of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “School’s all right, Tommy.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
male cat
From this reading “Then it’s back to school!” sighed Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “School’s all right, Tommy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN GOOD-BYS ARE SAID, AND BARRY MAKES HIS CHOICE “Well, we’re pretty near home,” said Bob at the breakfast table the next morning.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “To-morrow afternoon we ought to be in New York.”
Chapter 22 of Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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 22 holds 484 sentences of Four Afoot, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Four Afoot by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 484 sentences, grouped into 97 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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