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Chapter 21 of The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Joe was fairly stumped. So were the boys. The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up. “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom. “The only thing to do.
Chapter 21 of The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offering or expressing apology
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Old Joe was fairly stumped.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.”
past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded
From this reading “Old Joe was fairly stumped.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
offering or expressing apology
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading So were the boys.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The only thing to do.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Old Joe was fairly stumped.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Joe was fairly stumped.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
go away from a place
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Joe was fairly stumped.
and nothing more
From this reading “The only thing to do.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So were the boys.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded
From this reading Old Joe was fairly stumped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So were the boys.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
a special situation
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
male cat
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Joe was fairly stumped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So were the boys.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Guess we’ll leave this thing to Joe,” whispered Jack to Tom.
but in spite of that
From this reading The little gray man was sick, feeble and apologetic, and yet they knew that he had stolen those furs and he must be made to give them up.
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