Chapter 6 of The motion picture chums' new idea is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The motion picture chums' new idea is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock. He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank. “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly. “The satchel all right? I’m to get it back?”
Chapter 6 of The motion picture chums' new idea is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.”
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading ““You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.”
past form of “fumble” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.”
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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the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
In this reading “ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.”
In this reading “He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.”
In this reading “He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
(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 “The satchel all right?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’m to get it back?”
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From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
past form of “fumble” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’m to get it back?”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to get it back?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
in an unsteady quavering manner
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “The satchel all right?
luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
From this reading “The satchel all right?
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The satchel all right?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He fumbled about for his glasses, adjusted them and then stared at Frank.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON BOSTON COMMON Professor Barrington jumped to his feet as though he had received an electric shock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t mean it, Durham,” he declared, quaveringly.
Chapter 6 of The motion picture chums' new idea by Victor Appleton holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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