Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him! Catch him! Catch that man!" The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him. It was to a policeman that he appealed.
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “It was to a policeman that he appealed.”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!”
cut off or left behind
From this reading “MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “It was to a policeman that he appealed.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.”
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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 MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
(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 The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading It was to a policeman that he appealed.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
opinion or judgment
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to a policeman that he appealed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to a policeman that he appealed.
and nothing more
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Catch that man!"
cut off or left behind
From this reading MAROONED IN A FREIGHT CAR "Catch him!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
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From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
a member of a police force
From this reading It was to a policeman that he appealed.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Catch that man!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to a policeman that he appealed.
in the direction of
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
at the time that
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The parade was just passing when Phil shouted out the words that attracted all eyes toward him.
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys Across the Continent by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 140 sentences of The Circus Boys Across the Continent, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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