Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along. “What branch?” the kid wanted to know. “The old railroad branch,” I told him. “Don’t you know that apples grow on a branch?” I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading ““Don’t you know that apples grow on a branch?””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““What branch?” the kid wanted to know.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.”
a full supply
From this reading “WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading ““The old railroad branch,” I told him.”
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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cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.”
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 WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
any thing at all
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you know that apples grow on a branch?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Don’t you know that apples grow on a branch?”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The old railroad branch,” I told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “What branch?” the kid wanted to know.
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 none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “What branch?” the kid wanted to know.
not one, and not any
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old railroad branch,” I told him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
a full supply
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “The old railroad branch,” I told him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What branch?” the kid wanted to know.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “The old railroad branch,” I told him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “What branch?” the kid wanted to know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WE DO A GOOD TURN “There ought to be plenty of apples on that branch,” I said, as I went along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What branch?” the kid wanted to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess none of us knew anything about that old branch but Hervey Willetts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you know that apples grow on a branch?”
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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 8 holds 84 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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