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Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth. “What’s the matter?” Jack whispered, in a low tone. “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied. But just then he heard words which reassured him:
Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “But just then he heard words which reassured him:”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Jack whispered, in a low tone.”
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 “Jack whispered, in a low tone.”
In this reading “UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.”
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 UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack whispered, in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
a small worthless amount
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
and nothing more
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Jack whispered, in a low tone.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
above and across; more than
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
Identical; not different.
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Jack whispered, in a low tone.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP A TREE “It’s a hold-up,” Bob thought, as he nudged Jack, and at the same time placed his hand over the boy’s mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Looks as though we’d been held up,” Bob replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Jack whispered, in a low tone.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But just then he heard words which reassured him:
Chapter 6 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 6 holds 305 sentences of The Golden Boys on the River Drive, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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