Chapter 13 of The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?” Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit. “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet. “Same here,” Gordon declared. “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
Chapter 13 of The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?””
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading “Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.”
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading ““But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.””
be the source of pain
From this reading “HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?””
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading ““All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.”
make steady
From this reading ““But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.””
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.
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In this reading “Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.”
In this reading “Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.”
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 “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
(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 “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
any person at all
From this reading HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Same here,” Gordon declared.
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Same here,” Gordon declared.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
be the source of pain
From this reading HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
above and across; more than
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Same here,” Gordon declared.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
make steady
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill shouted as he leaned over the side of the cockpit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All right here,” Rogers cried as he slowly got to his feet.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HARD WORK “Anybody hurt?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I wouldn’t want to do that for a steady diet.”
Chapter 13 of The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 13 holds 239 sentences of The Hunniwell boys and the platinum mystery, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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