Chapter XXIV of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Not on the Program,” is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Not on the Program,” is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress. The boss liked him. He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek. He also knew what they were for. He did his work in an intelligent manner.
Chapter XXIV of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Not on the Program,” is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “The boss liked him.”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “He did his work in an intelligent manner.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.”
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 “The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.”
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 He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
in addition
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He did his work in an intelligent manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading The boss liked him.
a youthful male person
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did his work in an intelligent manner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boss liked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading He did his work in an intelligent manner.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The boss liked him.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He did his work in an intelligent manner.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He had eyes in his head and a tongue in his cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new bus boy at the Seventy Club was making progress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He also knew what they were for.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He did his work in an intelligent manner.
Chapter 24 of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 24 holds 103 sentences of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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