Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano. Music and literature don’t mix, believe me. There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one. You can take your pick. The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.”
plural of “cruise” — an ocean trip taken for pleasure
From this reading “There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.”
mix together different elements
From this reading “Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.”
liveliness and energy
From this reading “The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “You can take your pick.”
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 There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can take your pick.
plural of “cruise” — an ocean trip taken for pleasure
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
the act of departing
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
mix together different elements
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Music and literature don’t mix, believe me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
liveliness and energy
From this reading The little one is full of mud and the big one is full of pep.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
select carefully from a group
From this reading You can take your pick.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
carry out
From this reading You can take your pick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are two cruises in this book, a big one and a little one.
up to a particular time
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
produce a literary work
From this reading LOST Now I’m going to write until my sister begins playing the piano.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can take your pick.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can take your pick.
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley: His Story by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 4 holds 105 sentences of Roy Blakeley: His Story, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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