Chapter 18 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT. "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed. "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening. You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance." "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
Chapter 18 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “"All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."”
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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refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “"Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
In this reading “You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."”
In this reading “"Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.”
In this reading “"Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.”
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 BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
later than; following
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
at or in the front
From this reading "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.
(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, fire ahead, I'm listening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
start firing a weapon
From this reading "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
a small worthless amount
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB AND JACK GO ON A HUNT.
on one occasion
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, fire ahead, I'm listening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
carry out
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Say, Jack, I've got an idea," said Bob that night after they were in bed.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, I believe we could find that house where I was shut up."
during the time that
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do say something sensible once in a while and I'm willing to take a chance."
Chapter 18 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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