Chapter 5 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SIDEWINDER. "Feel like a long gallop this morning?" Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later. "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent. "Where you going?"
Chapter 5 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading “"Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “"Feel like a long gallop this morning?"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “"Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.”
small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
From this reading “A SIDEWINDER.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.”
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 “"Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.”
In this reading “Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.”
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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 A SIDEWINDER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Where you going?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Never felt more like it," Bob replied and Jack nodded assent.
small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
From this reading A SIDEWINDER.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sue asked the boys at breakfast a few days later.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Feel like a long gallop this morning?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where you going?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where you going?"
Chapter 5 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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 5 holds 311 sentences of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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