Chapter 27 of The Motor Boys Across the Plains is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Motor Boys Across the Plains is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy. "How did you get here?" inquired Ned. "How did you know where to find us?" Bob wanted to know. But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
Chapter 27 of The Motor Boys Across the Plains is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob wanted to know.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"How did you get here?" inquired Ned.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Bob wanted to know.”
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 “But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.”
travelling about
In this reading “ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.”
In this reading “ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.”
In this reading “ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
anew
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
(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 But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob wanted to know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "How did you know where to find us?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How did you get here?" inquired Ned.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How did you get here?" inquired Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you get here?" inquired Ned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "How did you get here?" inquired Ned.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How did you know where to find us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you get here?" inquired Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How did you know where to find us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But to all these questions Tommy turned a deaf ear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How did you know where to find us?"
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Bob wanted to know.
in or at the place that
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE ROAD AGAIN "Where in the world did you come from?" asked Jerry of Tommy.
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