Chapter 17 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 17 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 SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter! Great balls of fire! The little scallawags has escaped!” Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man. I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
Chapter 17 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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plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Great balls of fire!”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
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In this reading “Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.”
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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 Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Great balls of fire!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The little scallawags has escaped!”
start firing a weapon
From this reading Great balls of fire!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great balls of fire!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little scallawags has escaped!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little scallawags has escaped!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little scallawags has escaped!”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE PIANO LEG “Jumpin’ Jupiter!
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Scoop nudged me under the bed as our furious jailer tore up and down the room like a crazy man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew what was in my companion’s mind.
Chapter 17 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.
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