Chapter 8 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return. They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion. Sam laid hands upon a rake. “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed. “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
Chapter 8 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading ““You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.”
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading “They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.”
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading “They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.”
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading “Sam laid hands upon a rake.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Sam laid hands upon a rake.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.”
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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 Sam laid hands upon a rake.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Sam laid hands upon a rake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sam laid hands upon a rake.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading Sam laid hands upon a rake.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam laid hands upon a rake.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ain't afraid to drive him out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sam laid hands upon a rake.
which person or people
From this reading They burst into the stable, making almost as much noise as Duke, who had become frantic at the invasion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two boys shrieked with excitement as they beheld the coincidence of this strange return.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You get out o' there, you ole horse, you!” he bellowed.
Chapter 8 of Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 171 sentences of Penrod and Sam, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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