Chapter XXXIV of Leo the Circus Boy, “The End of Porler,” is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIV of Leo the Circus Boy, “The End of Porler,” is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo. On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy. “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!” “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler. “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
Chapter XXXIV of Leo the Circus Boy, “The End of Porler,” is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
From this reading “On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading ““Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.”
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 “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
get involved in or with
In this reading ““Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.”
In this reading ““Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.”
In this reading “Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.”
In this reading “On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.”
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 On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
anew
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
express in speech
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
at the time that
From this reading Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
Chapter 34 of Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
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