Chapter 16 of Going Some is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Going Some is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral. "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him. "You could have broke your arm. Now--it's too late." But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
Chapter 16 of Going Some is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
From this reading “Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.”
enclose in a corral
From this reading “Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “"I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "You could have broke your arm.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
lacking funds
From this reading "You could have broke your arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
enclose in a corral
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You could have broke your arm.
placed crosswise
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You could have broke your arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now--it's too late."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Now--it's too late."
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now--it's too late."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
above and across; more than
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
move hurridly
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now--it's too late."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
at the time that
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Speed leaped down from the buck-board in which Carara had driven him and Glass over to the Centipede corral.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Speed joined his friends with the most cheerful of greetings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you to jump out when we crossed that bridge," was Larry's reproach to him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You could have broke your arm.
Chapter 16 of Going Some by Rex Beach holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 271 sentences of Going Some, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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