Chapter 10 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ARBUCKLE'S STORY. "Father! father! speak to me! Tell me that you are not dead!" Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
Chapter 10 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.”
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anew
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARBUCKLE'S STORY.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father! father! speak to me!
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Father! father! speak to me!
not in physical motion
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
express in speech
From this reading "Father! father! speak to me!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ARBUCKLE'S STORY.
express in words
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Father! father! speak to me!
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Over and over again did poor Dick repeat these words as he sat by the side of that wet and motionless form on the muddy river bank.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me that you are not dead!"
Chapter 10 of The Boy Land Boomer by Edward Stratemeyer holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 10 holds 109 sentences of The Boy Land Boomer, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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