Chapter 6 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Grew Older by Heywood Broun holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 6 holds 137 sentences of The Boy Grew Older, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning. "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said. "Why not?" "Have you ever held a baby?" Peter thought back.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you ever held a baby?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.”
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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 "Have you ever held a baby?"
Having no one else present.
From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading "Have you ever held a baby?"
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From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading "Have you ever held a baby?"
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From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you ever held a baby?"
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From this reading "Have you ever held a baby?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading Peter thought back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Haine seemed somewhat surprised when Peter arrived at the hospital alone the next morning.
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From this reading "Why not?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you ever held a baby?"
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From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You're not going to carry him back yourself?" she said.
