Chapter 22 of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber. "What! What!" he cried suddenly. "What is it? I'm falling!"
Chapter 22 of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “I'm falling!"”
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
to extremes
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What!" he cried suddenly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading I'm falling!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What!" he cried suddenly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm falling!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
to extremes
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading What!" he cried suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading OVERBOARD INTO THE RIVER "I can't understand it," Phil mused, as the soft evening breezes lulled him into slumber.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
Chapter 22 of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 22 holds 181 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Circus Boys on the Mississippi by Edgar B. P. Darlington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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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