Chapter 8 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A cry arose. “The balloon has gone up!” “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!” “My! but ain’t it going up fast!” Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
Chapter 8 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “A cry arose.”
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading ““The balloon has gone up!””
someone who flies a balloon
From this reading ““Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!””
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A cry arose.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ““My! but ain’t it going up fast!””
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.”
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.
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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 A cry arose.
later than; following
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My! but ain’t it going up fast!”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A cry arose.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “The balloon has gone up!”
someone who flies a balloon
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A cry arose.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “My! but ain’t it going up fast!”
the act of departing
From this reading “My! but ain’t it going up fast!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “The balloon has gone up!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The balloon has gone up!”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My! but ain’t it going up fast!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My! but ain’t it going up fast!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Daniel Hawkins could do nothing but stare after the balloon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The balloon has gone up!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The balloon has gone up!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, the balloonist is nothing but a boy!”
Chapter 8 of Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 135 sentences of Leo the Circus Boy, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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