Chapter 34 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROUGHT TO BOOK. “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand. The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse. “What, you!” he shrieked. “You!”
Chapter 34 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading ““What, you!” he shrieked.”
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.”
someone who visits
From this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
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.
go away from a place
In this reading ““Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.”
In this reading “The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BROUGHT TO BOOK.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading BROUGHT TO BOOK.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What, you!” he shrieked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
come together
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “What, you!” he shrieked.
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Spaniard nearly fell from his horse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROUGHT TO BOOK.
someone who visits
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, you!” he shrieked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Good-morning, Colonel,” began Oliver as they went forth to meet their visitor, though with pistol in hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What, you!” he shrieked.
Chapter 34 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 34 holds 290 sentences of Oliver Bright's Search, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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