Chapter 16 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again. She had. He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town. He turned and walked beside her. "How's your mother?" he asked.
Chapter 16 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “He turned and walked beside her.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “He turned and walked beside her.”
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 almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.”
be beset by
In this reading “He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.”
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anew
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and walked beside her.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How's your mother?" he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He turned and walked beside her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
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From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
a young female
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
the act of departing
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How's your mother?" he asked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
and nothing more
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "How's your mother?" he asked.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
in the direction of
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and walked beside her.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He turned and walked beside her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He almost ran into her just outside the house, she was going towards the town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That evening Carstairs went to call on Mrs Darwen to ascertain if the girl had got back again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How's your mother?" he asked.
Chapter 16 of Jack Carstairs of the power house by Sydney Sandys holds 345 sentences, grouped into 69 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 16 holds 345 sentences of Jack Carstairs of the power house, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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