Chapter 10 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?” “In the doghouse.” “Where’s that?” “Out back of the ticket wagon. It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
Chapter 10 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bernard” — French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.””
possessive form of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading ““In the doghouse.””
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?””
common smelt of Europe
From this reading “PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?””
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.””
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading ““Out back of the ticket wagon.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading ““Out back of the ticket wagon.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Out back of the ticket wagon.
for the reason that
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
plural of “bernard” — French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
possessive form of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading “In the doghouse.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the doghouse.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Out back of the ticket wagon.
and nothing more
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Out back of the ticket wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
common smelt of Europe
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Where’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In the doghouse.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Out back of the ticket wagon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Out back of the ticket wagon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’s a little A tent, and we call it the boss’s doghouse, because it’s only big enough to hold a couple of St. Bernards.”
in or at the place that
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s that?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading PHIL GETS A SURPRISE “Where will I find Mr. Sparling?”
Chapter 10 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 10 holds 236 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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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