Chapter 5 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure. He carries it with him. He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t. He always has to start something. Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
Chapter 5 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “He carries it with him.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.”
in motion
From this reading “Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.””
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He always has to start something.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.”
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.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.”
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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 He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always has to start something.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading He carries it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
a boy or man
From this reading He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
the act of departing
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He always has to start something.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He carries it with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He carries it with him.
and nothing more
From this reading He couldn’t just go on a hike, that fellow couldn’t.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
in motion
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
express in words
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He always has to start something.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He always has to start something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
a special situation
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He always has to start something.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Garry said, “Well, things seem to be moving.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE KEEP ON GOING NORTH One thing I’ll say for Hervey Willetts and that is that wherever he goes there is adventure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He carries it with him.
Chapter 5 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 5 holds 72 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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