Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy. Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead. All at once the storm broke. The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them. Then the rain came down in a deluge.
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Plains is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.”
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading “Then the rain came down in a deluge.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.”
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 “Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.”
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading “ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.”
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 ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
at or in the front
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All at once the storm broke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once the storm broke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
lacking funds
From this reading All at once the storm broke.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once the storm broke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
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 Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading All at once the storm broke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the rain came down in a deluge.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lightning seemed to rend the heavens before them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phil Forrest, however, was keeping his eyes steadily on the shining rails ahead.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading ON A WILDCAT RUN "This is great!" cried Billy.
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Plains by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 19 holds 176 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Plains, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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