Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here? Here, you boys, where’s the bridgeman?” Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket. I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was. Oh, but he looked mad.
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
every person
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
roused to anger
From this reading “Oh, but he looked mad.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
caught or fixed
From this reading “JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Here, you boys, where’s the bridgeman?”
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From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
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From this reading Here, you boys, where’s the bridgeman?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, but he looked mad.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
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From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
every person
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh, but he looked mad.
roused to anger
From this reading Oh, but he looked mad.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, but he looked mad.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
in the near future
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
caught or fixed
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
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From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
in or at the place that
From this reading I told him I didn’t know where the bridgeman was.
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From this reading Here, you boys, where’s the bridgeman?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading JIMMY, THE BRIDGE-TENDER Pretty soon the big fat man stuck his head out of the window and he shouted, “What’s the matter, is everybody deaf around here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here, you boys, where’s the bridgeman?”
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From this reading Honest, you’d think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
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