Chapter XXIV of The Dare Boys in Virginia, “The Rescue,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Dare Boys in Virginia, “The Rescue,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously. “See if you can get in here, and free my arms. Then I will be able to help myself. Wait. I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
Chapter XXIV of The Dare Boys in Virginia, “The Rescue,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “I can hold apart the boards with my feet.””
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “I can hold apart the boards with my feet.””
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading ““Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ““See if you can get in here, and free my arms.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I can hold apart the boards with my feet.””
male cat
From this reading ““Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait.”
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.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See if you can get in here, and free my arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
male cat
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then I will be able to help myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can hold apart the boards with my feet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good for you, Tom,” replied Dick, cautiously.
Chapter 24 of The Dare Boys in Virginia by Stephen Angus Douglas Cox 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.
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