Chapter 18 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 18 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 MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life. We all stood on the shore watching him. “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted. “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey. “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
Chapter 18 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading ““A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading ““Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.”
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading ““A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
the act of swimming
From this reading “WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.”
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 “We all stood on the shore watching him.”
In this reading “We all stood on the shore watching him.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
(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 WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
dearly loved
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We all stood on the shore watching him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
go away from a place
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
come together
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We all stood on the shore watching him.
any competition
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading We all stood on the shore watching him.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We all stood on the shore watching him.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
the act of swimming
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Hervey spluttered, “I’ll get him.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading We all stood on the shore watching him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE MEET A FRIEND All of a sudden, _splash_, Hervey was in the creek, swimming for dear life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A marathon race with a fish,” Bert shouted.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Follow your leader,” I yelled at Hervey.
Chapter 18 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 18 holds 72 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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