Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible? I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy. “And does she perform?” “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough. Going to the show?”
Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading ““Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?”
every person
From this reading ““Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.”
past form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading “I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading ““Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading ““And does she perform?””
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading ““Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And does she perform?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
a youthful male person
From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
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From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And does she perform?”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
every person
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
the act of departing
From this reading Going to the show?”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
past form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “And does she perform?”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And does she perform?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Going to the show?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn’t know that,” marveled the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to the show?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS “Is it possible?
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Everybody works in this outfit, young man,” laughed the assistant, “as you will learn if you hang around long enough.
Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 7 holds 159 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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