Chapter 1 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC. Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show. We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything. We even had a sort of “orchestra.” Oh, boy!
Chapter 1 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.”
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.”
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading “We even had a sort of “orchestra.””
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading “We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.”
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.”
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.”
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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 We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
a youthful male person
From this reading Oh, boy!
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From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
divisible by two
From this reading We even had a sort of “orchestra.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We even had a sort of “orchestra.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
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From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, boy!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading We even had a sort of “orchestra.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading We even had a sort of “orchestra.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading Author of THE JERRY TODD BOOKS, ETC.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We fixed up Dad’s old clay scow swell, with a stage and audience seats and everything.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Made in the United States of America What you will particularly like about this book, I believe, is our money-making canal-boat show.
Chapter 1 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure by Leo Edwards holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 1 holds 167 sentences of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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