Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!" "Are we off the rails?" "No, you idiot. Don't you feel the car going just the same as before? And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “"No, you idiot.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.”
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading “"Are we off the rails?"”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.”
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 ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we off the rails?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
the act of departing
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "No, you idiot.
and nothing more
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you idiot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Are we off the rails?"
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading "Are we off the rails?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading Don't you feel the car going just the same as before?
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are we off the rails?"
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading ALMOST A TRAGEDY "Strike a light!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we off the rails?"
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading And he's wheeling her a mile a minute at that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you idiot.
Chapter 7 of The Circus Boys on the Plains by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 126 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Plains, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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