Chapter 3 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello! What's all the feverish bustle about? Good news, I hope!" This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
Chapter 3 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “What's all the feverish bustle about?”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “What's all the feverish bustle about?”
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
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In this reading “Good news, I hope!"”
In this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
In this reading “This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What's all the feverish bustle about?
(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 What's all the feverish bustle about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
a rapid active commotion
From this reading What's all the feverish bustle about?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading What's all the feverish bustle about?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good news, I hope!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
an expression of greeting
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Good news, I hope!"
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good news, I hope!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
a particular point in time
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Good news, I hope!"
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's all the feverish bustle about?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
precisely as stated
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
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From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This from Mr. Wagg as Billy and Paul, very warm and very red, hustled into that gentleman's hotel and suddenly stopped, as if they had at that moment forgotten what they came for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's all the feverish bustle about?
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading BILLY WORTH DOES SOME THINKING "Hello!
Chapter 3 of The Auto Boys' Vacation by James A. (James Andrew) Braden holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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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