Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has. He’s always doing that. He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it. He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so. I don’t know what it was about them.
Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
From this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
jump lightly
From this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.”
bypass
From this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.”
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 “He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.”
In this reading “THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.”
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 THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
(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 He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He’s always doing that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He’s always doing that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s always doing that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
jump lightly
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
the work of a sailor
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He had queer kind of bright eyes, Hervey had; all the scouts said so.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
bypass
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He reached up and gave the telephone sign a good swing as he passed it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don’t know what it was about them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FLAPPER AND THE FLOPPER In a minute or so Hervey came sailing out of the station with a funny kind of a hop, skip and jump that he has.
Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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