Chapter 15 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy. He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him. Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death. "You can't make it! Go back!"
Chapter 15 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.”
attach to a support
From this reading “He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't make it!
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can't make it!
engage in
From this reading "You can't make it!
attach to a support
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
free from harm or evil
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EMPEROR TO THE RESCUE "Get back!" shouted the boy.
in the direction of
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading He had descried Teddy Tucker driving his own mount toward him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Teddy was coming to the rescue in the face of almost certain death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't make it!
Chapter 15 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 15 holds 171 sentences of The Circus Boys Across the Continent, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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