Chapter 29 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs. Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding. Then he glanced at William. "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly. "All right," agreed William cheerfully.
Chapter 29 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"All right," agreed William cheerfully.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Then he glanced at William.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “"Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.”
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 “Then he glanced at William.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
later than; following
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "All right," agreed William cheerfully.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right," agreed William cheerfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he glanced at William.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "All right," agreed William cheerfully.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
set up or found
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Then he glanced at William.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he glanced at William.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
engage in
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," agreed William cheerfully.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED IS FOUND--CONCLUSION Bart hurried down the stairs.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he glanced at William.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Cassidy looked after him, a little in doubt what to make of the proceeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he glanced at William.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, you get out of this!" he called roughly.
Chapter 29 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance by Allen Chapman holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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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