Chapter 10 of The Brother of a Hero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Brother of a Hero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then. I do now. It’s certainly a fine building. Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously. “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
Chapter 10 of The Brother of a Hero is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading ““Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.””
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading ““Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.””
with jealousy
From this reading “Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.”
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.”
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.”
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In this reading “RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.”
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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 It’s certainly a fine building.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
(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 RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It’s certainly a fine building.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It’s certainly a fine building.
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From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do now.
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From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It’s certainly a fine building.
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s certainly a fine building.
with jealousy
From this reading Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I do now.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, I don’t see what the idea is in putting so much expense into a gymnasium, Tad.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.
express in words
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
(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 RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still――――” “Still what?” asked Tad jealously.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading RODNEY JOINS THE SQUAD “Well, Stanley used to tell wonderful yarns about this place,” said Rodney as they reached the lower hall, “but I didn’t believe quite all he said then.
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