Chapter 18 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone. "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling. "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil. "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it." "What's your plan?"
Chapter 18 of The Circus Boys in Dixie Land is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put in effect
From this reading “"I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."”
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “"I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."”
a strong line
From this reading “TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.”
common smelt of Europe
From this reading “"Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.”
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading “TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.”
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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 TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
put in effect
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
let fall to the ground
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
a strong line
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
a person, without saying who
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
common smelt of Europe
From this reading "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No one can throw a rope that high," answered Phil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
a special situation
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
propel through the air
From this reading TEDDY TAXES A DROP "Throw him a rope!" shouted someone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's your plan?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I think the first thing to be done is to get the monkeys and I have a plan by which to accomplish it."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, give him a rope," urged Mr. Sparling.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's your plan?"
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