Chapter 7 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin! Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road. “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer. “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left. But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
Chapter 7 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.”
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
From this reading “Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading ““Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!”
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.
In this reading “Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.”
In this reading ““Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.”
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 TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
the act of departing
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
and nothing more
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
a form of address for a man
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
cut with a saw
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a minute!” called Constable Juke, as he came along the dusty road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE IN TROUBLE “Just a minute there, Mr. Martin!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I heard you were going away to-day, and I thought I’d get over before you left.
at the time that
From this reading But I didn’t, and when I saw you going off down the road I called to you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sorry to call you back,” he went on, as he came nearer.
Chapter 7 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake by Howard Roger Garis holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 holds 115 sentences of The Curlytops at Silver Lake, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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