Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news. We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait. Pee-wee kept on eating. “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie. “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Pee-wee kept on eating.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading ““I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading ““I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.”
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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(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 TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
let fall to the ground
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Pee-wee kept on eating.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
and nothing more
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
engage in
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
information about recent and important events
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pee-wee kept on eating.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pee-wee kept on eating.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We kept him there talking just to make Hervey wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
during the time that
From this reading TRACKS While we were finishing our supper Chocolate Drop came in and talked to us and told us all the news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’m doing it just for the fun of it,” he said with his mouth full of pie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean you’re doing it just for the taste of it,” I told him.
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 4 holds 98 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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