Chapter 5 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock. Peg and I were glad to see him. For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast. But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience. At first he refused to take our story seriously.
Chapter 5 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by hard work and perseverance
From this reading “But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.”
a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
From this reading “THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg and I were glad to see him.”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading “THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “At first he refused to take our story seriously.”
plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.”
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 “THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.”
return home
In this reading “For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.”
In this reading “THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
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From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
characterized by hard work and perseverance
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
according to the clock
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
in a serious manner
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
carry out
From this reading At first he refused to take our story seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ORGAN Scoop was on hand the following morning at five o’clock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For our stomachs were empty and we wanted to go home to breakfast.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading But before we left for home we told the industrious early-riser about our weird experience.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peg and I were glad to see him.
Chapter 5 of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure by Leo Edwards holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 5 holds 289 sentences of Jerry Todd and the Oak Island Treasure, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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