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Chapter 11 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?" Phil demanded. "You'll see in a minute." "And so will you. There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
Chapter 11 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Phil demanded.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.”
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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 "You'll see in a minute."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so will you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Phil demanded.
given to haughty disregard of others
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll see in a minute."
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "You'll see in a minute."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil demanded.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You'll see in a minute."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so will you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
(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 There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
in or at the place that
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And so will you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CAR "Where are you taking me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll see in a minute."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading There are laws to punish such high-handed methods as yours, and I'll see that you are punished, and well punished, too.
Chapter 11 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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