Chapter 14 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him. “I’ll free him,” shouted Hervey. “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives! You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.” “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
Chapter 14 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading ““I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.””
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ““I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!”
foolish; totally unsound
From this reading ““I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.”
a detective who follows a trail
From this reading “You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
later than; following
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
a youthful male person
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
every person
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “I’ll free him,” shouted Hervey.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
foolish; totally unsound
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll free him,” shouted Hervey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll free him,” shouted Hervey.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
immediately past
From this reading “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “I’ll free him,” shouted Hervey.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
a detective who follows a trail
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I’ll have everybody in town laughing at you--a couple of half-baked detectives!
a source of difficulty
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’re a fool, Herve,” was the last he heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You must have been reading _Young Sleuth, the Boy Detective._ I’ll show you.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading AT THE BAR “If you fool around that jail, you’re crazy and you’ll get yourself in trouble,” Craig called after him.
Chapter 14 of Hervey Willetts by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 14 holds 89 sentences of Hervey Willetts, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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