Chapter 13 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other. “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out. The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no. He’s been telling everybody that for years. Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
Chapter 13 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading ““Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.”
give a nickname to
From this reading “IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.”
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading “Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.””
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.”
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.””
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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In this reading “Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.””
utter impulsively
In this reading ““Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.”
In this reading “IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.”
In this reading “Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.””
In this reading “He’s been telling everybody that for years.”
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 “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
(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 IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
give a nickname to
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
every person
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
a young female
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
and nothing more
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the sound of laughing
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
go away from a place
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
not any; not one
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The girl said, “Oh goodness me, no.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT IS TO LAUGH Dub and Sandy and Pee-wee and I all just stared at each other.
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Oh he’s perfectly harmless, only he wanders off.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Did--didn’t his--Mr. Bagley--didn’t his father leave him a lot of money and everything in a will?” the kid blurted out.
a late time of life
From this reading He’s been telling everybody that for years.
Chapter 13 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 13 holds 118 sentences of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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