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Chapter 6 of The Bird boys is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY. When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see. Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars. “Frank! Frank!
Chapter 6 of The Bird boys is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.”
strike violently
From this reading “Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading “Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.”
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 “When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.”
In this reading “A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.”
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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 A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.
side by side
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
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From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
strike violently
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
divisible by two
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
above and across; more than
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
done under pressure
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
at the time that
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading When Andy thus wildly rushed out of doors he fell over some object which he did not chance to see.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps in his excitement he even imagined some one had given him a clip alongside the head with a club, for he struck the ground with a bang that must have made him see stars.
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