Chapter VI of Si Klegg, Book 4, “Afloat on a Log,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Si Klegg, Book 4, “Afloat on a Log,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY. THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current. "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty. "Make you seasick, Si?" "Not yet," answered his partner.
Chapter VI of Si Klegg, Book 4, “Afloat on a Log,” is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.”
full of events or incidents
From this reading “SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Not yet," answered his partner.”
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading “"Make you seasick, Si?"”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.”
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading “THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.”
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.
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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 "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Not yet," answered his partner.
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
full of events or incidents
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not yet," answered his partner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
engage in
From this reading "Make you seasick, Si?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet," answered his partner.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading "Not yet," answered his partner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Bobs like a buckin' broncho," said Shorty.
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading "Make you seasick, Si?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
possessing sweep
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SI, SHORTY AND THE WEST-POINTER HAVE AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE log swept out into the yellow swirl, bobbing up and down in the turbulent current.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet," answered his partner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Make you seasick, Si?"
Chapter 6 of Si Klegg, Book 4 by John McElroy holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 6 holds 231 sentences of Si Klegg, Book 4, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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