Chapter 18 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wonderful!” “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!” “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing. “How did you do it?” To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
Chapter 18 of Leo the Circus Boy is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
unusual or striking
From this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading ““That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!””
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““Wonderful!””
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In this reading ““Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.”
as might be expected
In this reading “To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.”
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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 “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
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From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you do it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How did you do it?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you do it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How did you do it?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
not any; not one
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
unusual or striking
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this question Carl, of course, made no reply.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
which person or people
From this reading “Really a remarkable performance,” said the old cavalry officer, who had done the firing.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Wonderful!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “That’s the best trick I’ve seen yet!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you do it?”
Chapter 18 of Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 holds 88 sentences of Leo the Circus Boy, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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