Chapter 24 of Joe Strong, the boy wizard is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Joe Strong, the boy wizard is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do. He could not very well run away through that crowd. To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him. And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene. On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
Chapter 24 of Joe Strong, the boy wizard is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.”
-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “He could not very well run away through that crowd.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.”
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.”
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “He could not very well run away through that crowd.”
In this reading “On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.”
In this reading “To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
later than; following
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
take into custody
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
adult female chicken
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
the force of workers available
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
carry out
From this reading And Hen Sylvester certainly would take after him, creating a scene.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
precisely as stated
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other hand, if Joe was delayed the men would get away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He could not very well run away through that crowd.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CAUGHT Joe did not know what to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To do so would be such a confession of guilt that almost any officer would arrest him.
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