Chapter 1 of The Family on Wheels is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Family on Wheels is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two! Number Three, you are not in line. Forward a little! That's it. Now then--one! two! right! left!"
Chapter 1 of The Family on Wheels is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading “ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading “ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Number Three, you are not in line.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “Number Three, you are not in line.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!”
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading “ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Forward a little!
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
a youthful male person
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Forward a little!
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's it.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
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 ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Forward a little!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then--one! two! right! left!"
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
precisely, exactly
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then--one! two! right! left!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH BY J. MACDONALD OXLEY _Author of "The Boy Tramps" and "The Romance of Commerce"_ "One! two! right! left! one! two!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Number Three, you are not in line.
Chapter 1 of The Family on Wheels by J. Macdonald (James Macdonald) Oxley holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 1 holds 108 sentences of The Family on Wheels, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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