Chapter 7 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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Chapter 7 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.
THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice. He was, for the moment, incapable of movement. Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water. Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water. “Come on in.
Chapter 7 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.”
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.”
affected with paralysis
From this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.”
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 “Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.”
In this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.”
temporarily
In this reading “He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.”
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 Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on in.
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
an opening into or through something
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
a particular point in time
From this reading He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on in.
and nothing more
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
affected with paralysis
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
having a supporting base
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL For an instant Jack stood as if paralyzed gazing at the hole in the ice.
up to a particular time
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Higher and higher his head rose until he was standing only up to his waist in the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, for the moment, incapable of movement.
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 Then his heart gave a leap of joy as he beheld Bob’s head emerge from the water.
Chapter 7 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 7 holds 305 sentences of The Golden Boys on the River Drive, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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