Chapter 3 of Round Robin is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Round Robin is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier. “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy. “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start. Don’t you think we have a nice yell? There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
Chapter 3 of Round Robin is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading ““I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading ““Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading ““Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading ““Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Don’t you think we have a nice yell?”
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 ““Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.”
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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 Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
a young female
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
and nothing more
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
engage in
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
carry out
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Hugh and Victor are waiting to take us to Camp in the motor boat,” explained Nancy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ROUND ROBIN CLUB People were already drifting away from the pier.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There are six of us, you see; you will make the seventh girl.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Don’t you think we have a nice yell?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll just introduce you to the Round Robin before we start.
Chapter 3 of Round Robin by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 3 holds 130 sentences of Round Robin, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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