Chapter 8 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED. When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there. "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him." The newsboy's manner showed some alarm. He felt anxious about his friend.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “He felt anxious about his friend.”
aroused to action
From this reading “BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."”
an educational institution
From this reading “When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He felt anxious about his friend.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He felt anxious about his friend.
aroused to action
From this reading BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt anxious about his friend.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He felt anxious about his friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
someone who hunts game
From this reading BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He promised to be here," said Bob to himself; "I hope nothing has happened to him."
an educational institution
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The newsboy's manner showed some alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading BOB HUNTER THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
at the time that
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When Bob Hunter returned from the evening school to his room, he expected to find young Randolph there.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Broker by Frank Andrew Munsey holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 8 holds 116 sentences of The Boy Broker, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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