Chapter IX of The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park, “Pep in Clover,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter IX of The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park, “Pep in Clover,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone. The furniture man nodded his head assentingly. He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry. He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story. Now he took a long breath to begin again.
Chapter IX of The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park, “Pep in Clover,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading ““Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading ““Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading ““Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.”
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 “Now he took a long breath to begin again.”
In this reading ““Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.”
In this reading “He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.”
In this reading “Now he took a long breath to begin again.”
to come or go into
In this reading “He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.”
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 “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
anew
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
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 Now he took a long breath to begin again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He had been blunt, but confused in telling his story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The furniture man nodded his head assentingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Kidnapped!” repeated Randy, in a hollow tone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Now he took a long breath to begin again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was big and fat and had evidently come in a hurry.
Chapter 9 of The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park by Victor Appleton holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 9 holds 165 sentences of The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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