Chapter XXX of Leo the Circus Boy, “Mart Keene’s Story,” is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Leo the Circus Boy, “Mart Keene’s Story,” is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card. “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons. “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.” In a few minutes the lad came in. He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
Chapter XXX of Leo the Circus Boy, “Mart Keene’s Story,” is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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called to public attention
From this reading “It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading “He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading ““I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading ““Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.””
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.”
a request to be present
From this reading ““I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.”
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.
In this reading “In a few minutes the lad came in.”
In this reading ““Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.””
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.”
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 In a few minutes the lad came in.
called to public attention
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
a boy or man
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
a request to be present
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
carry out
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
at the time that
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
which person or people
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
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