Chapter 3 of Halsey & Co. is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Halsey & Co. is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there. While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said: "It was a neat little game you played on me. Where does the laugh come in?" Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"
Chapter 3 of Halsey & Co. is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.”
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading “When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"It was a neat little game you played on me.”
clean or organized
From this reading “"It was a neat little game you played on me.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “"It was a neat little game you played on me.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:”
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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 While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
brought into existence
From this reading Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where does the laugh come in?"
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does the laugh come in?"
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
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From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where does the laugh come in?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
set down according to a plan
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
the sound of laughing
From this reading Where does the laugh come in?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
clean or organized
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
(of games) engaged in
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fred laughed and asked: "Where were you born?"
at the time that
From this reading When the two boys arrived at the Astor House corner, they failed to find the man there.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does the laugh come in?"
during the time that
From this reading While looking around for him he came up to Fred, laid a hand on his shoulder and said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was a neat little game you played on me.
Chapter 3 of Halsey & Co. by H. K. (Harvey King) Shackleford holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 3 holds 143 sentences of Halsey & Co., unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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