Chapter 24 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer. "What men?" he asked. "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day. If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was. "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
Chapter 24 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.”
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading “"Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a young female
In this reading “"What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What men?" he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
the act of closing something
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What men?" he asked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
the force of workers available
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
by chance
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLOSING IN "Perhaps these are the men!" exclaimed Ruth to the lawyer.
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What men?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they come here--" "What's the matter?" asked the man of the cabin--Aleck Martin he had said his name was.
which person or people
From this reading "Those tramps--the ones who robbed us in the rain storm that day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What seems to be the trouble with the young lady?"
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