Chapter 3 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOB. Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head. "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself. "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse. Well, I'll know better next time."
Chapter 3 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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knock against with force or violence
From this reading “"Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “THE MOB.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “"What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.”
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading “"What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.”
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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 "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
knock against with force or violence
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
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From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading THE MOB.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOB.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Quite a bump," he muttered to himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hal sat up and passed his right hand gently over his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I'll know better next time."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a fool I was not to have been prepared for that ruse.
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