Chapter 1 of Joe Strong on the high wire is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Joe Strong on the high wire is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GOOD-BYE!" "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie." "Lizzie? I thought you said her name was Helen." "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
Chapter 1 of Joe Strong on the high wire is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “"Oh, this is a different sort of lady.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"GOOD-BYE!"”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “I thought you said her name was Helen."”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “"Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"Oh, this is a different sort of lady.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I thought you said her name was Helen."”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Oh, this is a different sort of lady.”
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In this reading “"Oh, this is a different sort of lady.”
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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 "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
a farewell remark
From this reading "GOOD-BYE!"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
cause to come to know personally
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, this is a different sort of lady.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought you said her name was Helen."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come on, Ben, I want to introduce you to Lizzie."
Chapter 1 of Joe Strong on the high wire by Vance Barnum holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 187 sentences of Joe Strong on the high wire, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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