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Chapter 10 of The High School Boys' Fishing Trip is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT? "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!" But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him. "Come to your senses, Greg! That wasn't thunder."
Chapter 10 of The High School Boys' Fishing Trip is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “"If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “"If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “"If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “"Come to your senses, Greg!”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “That wasn't thunder."”
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
From this reading “"If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"”
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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 "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
only a very short time before
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come to your senses, Greg!
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
the act of departing
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
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From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
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From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
and nothing more
From this reading POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading "Come to your senses, Greg!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But Dick seized him by one arm and shook him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wasn't thunder."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading That wasn't thunder."
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If that's a thunderstorm," muttered Greg Holmes, barely half awake, "then it's going to be a dandy!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That wasn't thunder."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POWDER MILLS, OR JUST WHAT?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come to your senses, Greg!
Chapter 10 of The High School Boys' Fishing Trip by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 134 sentences of The High School Boys' Fishing Trip, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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