Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB DISAPPEARS. "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob." "All right, just let me finish this chapter." It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter. All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB DISAPPEARS.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “"All right, just let me finish this chapter."”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “BOB DISAPPEARS.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"All right, just let me finish this chapter."”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “"It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.”
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 “It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.”
In this reading “All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
later than; following
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
(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 right, just let me finish this chapter."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB DISAPPEARS.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading BOB DISAPPEARS.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
apart from; not including
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
a social unit living together
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
and nothing more
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
immediately past
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All right, just let me finish this chapter."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a couple of days after the events related in the last chapter.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
which person or people
From this reading All the family were on the porch except Bob, who was inside reading.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's your turn to get a pail of water, Bob."
Chapter 7 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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