Chapter 5 of Round Robin is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Round Robin is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle. “_I can’t get ’em up! I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before. At first she did not know where she was. For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
Chapter 5 of Round Robin is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.”
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading “DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.”
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
From this reading “DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.”
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 “DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.”
In this reading “For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.”
In this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.”
In this reading “For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.”
In this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.”
In this reading “I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.”
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 DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
aroused or activated
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_I can’t get ’em up!
a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “_I can’t get ’em up!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “_I can’t get ’em up!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_I can’t get ’em up!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
the upper part of anything
From this reading For in spite of the hard little narrow bed she had slept like a top.
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “_I can’t get ’em up!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DICK’S CLAMBAKE Anne was awakened at what seemed an unearthly hour by the sound of a bugle.
in or at the place that
From this reading At first she did not know where she was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I can’t get ’em up in the morning!_” Several merry voices seemed to be singing the words which Anne had never heard before.
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