Chapter 38 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming. "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty. Clay he's had a letter callin' him home." "When are you going?" "Thursday.
Chapter 38 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “"We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “"We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “"Thursday.”
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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 Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When are you going?"
cheerful and bright
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
serving as an essential component
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
the act of departing
From this reading "When are you going?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Clay he's had a letter callin' him home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK Johnnie burst into the kitchen beaming.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're gonna p'int for the hills, Kitty.
at the time that
From this reading "When are you going?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When are you going?"
Chapter 38 of The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 38 holds 83 sentences of The Big-Town Round-Up, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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