Chapter 7 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADRIFT IN THE WORLD. “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake. “Been sick?” “No, sir,” stammered Guy. “Then you’re going to be.
Chapter 7 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading ““WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.”
the act of grasping
From this reading ““WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading ““WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading ““WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““Been sick?””
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading ““WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.”
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In this reading “ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.”
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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 “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Then you’re going to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Been sick?”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
the act of giving
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
the act of departing
From this reading “Then you’re going to be.
the act of grasping
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir,” stammered Guy.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Been sick?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir,” stammered Guy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” stammered Guy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you’re going to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you’re going to be.
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE WORLD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHY, GUY, what’s the matter with you?” asked Mr. Walker, giving the boy’s hand a cordial grip and shake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you’re going to be.
Chapter 7 of Guy Harris, the Runaway by Harry Castlemon holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 7 holds 205 sentences of Guy Harris, the Runaway, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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