Chapter XVIII of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “Mr. Ellsworth Calls,” is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “Mr. Ellsworth Calls,” is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster. I guess he had heard all about it. I guess the whole town knew about it by that time. Trust them for that. He just sat down very quietly and listened.
Chapter XVIII of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “Mr. Ellsworth Calls,” is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading “That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess he had heard all about it.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “He just sat down very quietly and listened.”
with low volume
From this reading “He just sat down very quietly and listened.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “He just sat down very quietly and listened.”
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading “That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Trust them for that.”
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 “I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.”
In this reading “I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trust them for that.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess he had heard all about it.
and nothing more
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
a form of address for a man
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
with low volume
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Trust them for that.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Trust them for that.
precisely as stated
From this reading He just sat down very quietly and listened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Mr. Ellsworth, our scoutmaster.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I guess the whole town knew about it by that time.
Chapter 18 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 18 holds 68 sentences of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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