Chapter 2 of The boys of Columbia High on the river is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The boys of Columbia High on the river is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!" Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud. "All right! I'm here, Lanky! Come this way!
Chapter 2 of The boys of Columbia High on the river is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
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In this reading “Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.”
In this reading “THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right!
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come this way!
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm here, Lanky!
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
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From this reading I'm here, Lanky!
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading I'm here, Lanky!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTURE ON THE RIVER ROAD "Frank! oh, Frank!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come this way!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Lanky's voice was more than husky, for he had swallowed considerable water, and was still spouting as he tried to call aloud.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Come this way!
Chapter 2 of The boys of Columbia High on the river by Graham B. Forbes holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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