Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy at boarding school is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy at boarding school is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother. "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?" "I didn't know it was in there. I don't care. We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy at boarding school is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We had to have some fun; didn't we?"”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “"Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.”
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In this reading “We had to have some fun; didn't we?"”
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(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 OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I don't care.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
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From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
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From this reading I don't care.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't know it was in there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I didn't know it was in there.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I didn't know it was in there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
carry out
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I didn't know it was in there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I didn't know it was in there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to have some fun; didn't we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading OUT IN THE SHELL "Guess we're caught all right," whispered Frank to his brother.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you take that stuff out of your pocket?"
Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy at boarding school by Vance Barnum holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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