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Chapter 3 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall. "Where's your hat? You haven't lost it again, have you?" Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat. "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
Chapter 3 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
plural of “suitcase” — a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
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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take and lift upward
In this reading “Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.”
proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
In this reading “Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.”
In this reading “Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.”
In this reading “OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.”
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.
anew
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
at or in the front
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
(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's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
a youthful male person
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Where's your hat?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right," he assured his father anxiously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
plural of “suitcase” — a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sunny Boy dashed under the table and picked up his new hat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's your hat?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading OFF FOR NEW YORK "Sunny Boy and I will go ahead and get the trunk checked," said Mr. Horton, picking up the two suitcases that stood in the hall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You haven't lost it again, have you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where's your hat?
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