Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOG ROLLING “Here, now. What’s all the rough house about?” As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet. A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them. “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading ““Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.”
ranking above all others
From this reading ““Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “LOG ROLLING “Here, now.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “LOG ROLLING “Here, now.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.”
plural of “skeet” — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
From this reading ““Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.”
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading ““Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.”
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 “A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.”
get up on the back of
In this reading “As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.”
In this reading “A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.”
In this reading “A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.”
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 A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What’s all the rough house about?”
(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 What’s all the rough house about?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
ranking above all others
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading LOG ROLLING “Here, now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading What’s all the rough house about?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading LOG ROLLING “Here, now.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
the force of workers available
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LOG ROLLING “Here, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
uttered with a trill
From this reading LOG ROLLING “Here, now.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading What’s all the rough house about?”
cut with a saw
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
plural of “skeet” — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading “Jack Skeets!” he shouted as he recognized the foremost, a swarthy faced giant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What’s all the rough house about?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
in the direction of
From this reading A cry of joy burst from his lips as he looked about and saw a crowd of men coming toward them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s all the rough house about?”
which person or people
From this reading As the man who was about to jump on Bob heard the shout he turned and Bob sprang to his feet.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys on the River Drive by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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