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Chapter 22 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHASE. Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped. "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?" "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road." The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
Chapter 22 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “THE CHASE.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
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In this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
In this reading “Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.”
In this reading “Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.”
In this reading “The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.”
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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 Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
at or in the front
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading THE CHASE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
a small worthless amount
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHASE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rest of the party had now joined the boys, and the sound of the approaching car was plainly audible.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
at the time that
From this reading Bob and Jack were a few feet ahead of the others, when the former suddenly stopped.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "I do now, and I believe it's a car coming out that woods road."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you hear that motor, Jack?"
Chapter 22 of The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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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