Chapter 6 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN OVERBOARD! Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting. He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not. One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion. “Take it,” he whispered.
Chapter 6 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.”
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.”
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.”
to extremes
From this reading “MAN OVERBOARD!”
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.”
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
consider or hold as true
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
a boy or man
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
brought together in one place
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it,” he whispered.
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 He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN OVERBOARD!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
to extremes
From this reading MAN OVERBOARD!
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
cut with a saw
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
carry out
From this reading “Take it,” he whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He hardly knew whether to accept the money or not.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Take it,” he whispered.
which person or people
From this reading Several other reporters gathered about Larry, who stood blushing at the attention he was attracting.
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading One of his fellow newspaper workers saw his confusion.
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