Chapter 4 of The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs. "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice. "Huh! where are they now?" "They're all right. We locked the door again."
Chapter 4 of The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “We locked the door again."”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “"The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.”
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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 "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
anew
From this reading We locked the door again."
(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 "They're all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Huh! where are they now?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We locked the door again."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
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From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh! where are they now?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading We locked the door again."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Huh! where are they now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "They're all right.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Huh! where are they now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "The blame rebels tried to get out and upset the lantern," answered Dick, in a gruff voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We locked the door again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, down there, what's the matter?" called some one at the head of the stairs.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Huh! where are they now?"
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