Chapter 25 of Only a farm boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Only a farm boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road. “Indeed it is. We must act quickly. I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now. But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
Chapter 25 of Only a farm boy is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.””
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.”
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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 CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading We must act quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
take into custody
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed it is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Indeed it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Indeed it is.
engage in
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must act quickly.
information about recent and important events
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
above and across; more than
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
with speed
From this reading We must act quickly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he’ll be here to-night, and we can send him right over to Denville to make the arrest.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must act quickly.
at the time that
From this reading CATCHING THE BURGLARS--CONCLUSION “That’s a great piece of news,” commented Dan, when Mr. Savage had driven off down the road.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish Mr. Roscoe was here now.
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