Chapter 6 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear. “We can’t make ’em hear. We’ve got to catch that pipe.” Both knew well the peril they risked. Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
Chapter 6 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading ““No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!”
a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
From this reading “Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Both knew well the peril they risked.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “We’ve got to catch that pipe.””
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading “Both knew well the peril they risked.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!”
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 “Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!”
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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 Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t make ’em hear.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We’ve got to catch that pipe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “We can’t make ’em hear.
moving swiftly
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We’ve got to catch that pipe.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “We can’t make ’em hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
engage in
From this reading “We can’t make ’em hear.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
not any; not one
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading We’ve got to catch that pipe.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We’ve got to catch that pipe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three months before had not a flying nozzle snapped Billy Bowen’s leg!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
the act of using
From this reading “No use, Lon!” he croaked, putting his mouth dose to his comrade’s ear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t make ’em hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to catch that pipe.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Both knew well the peril they risked.
Chapter 6 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day by William [Editor] Patten holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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