Chapter 5 of The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush Man is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush Man is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There he is! There! Right where I’m pointing.” Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone. Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
Chapter 5 of The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush Man is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.”
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading “Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “Right where I’m pointing.””
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.”
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading “Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.”
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 “Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.”
move upward
In this reading “Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There he is!
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Right where I’m pointing.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There he is!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Right where I’m pointing.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right where I’m pointing.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
in the near future
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
having a supporting base
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There he is!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading Mr. Tyler had gone back to his seat and left the headless man standing alone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Soon he went up the little stairs that ended on the stage.
in or at the place that
From this reading Right where I’m pointing.”
Chapter 5 of The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush Man by Margaret Sutton holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of The Magic Makers and the Bramble Bush Man, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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