Chapter 6 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news. He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out: “Hurrah, mother! I’ve got a job!” “Good, Larry!” exclaimed Mrs. Dexter.
Chapter 6 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading ““Good, Larry!” exclaimed Mrs. Dexter.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
a victory cheer
From this reading ““Hurrah, mother!”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I’ve got a job!””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
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.
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In this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
In this reading “LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.”
In this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:”
In this reading “I’ve got a job!””
In this reading “LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.”
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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 I’ve got a job!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading “Good, Larry!” exclaimed Mrs. Dexter.
an opposing military force
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Good, Larry!” exclaimed Mrs. Dexter.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve got a job!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah, mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve got a job!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I’ve got a job!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Good, Larry!” exclaimed Mrs. Dexter.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
express in words
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
in or at the place that
From this reading He fairly burst into the room where his mother was sewing and cried out:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LARRY MAKES AN ENEMY Larry thought he would never get home that evening to tell the good news.
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