Chapter 28 of The Motor Boys After a Fortune is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Motor Boys After a Fortune is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned. That’s it. Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there. No, that’s too much! Back up a little.
Chapter 28 of The Motor Boys After a Fortune is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Back up a little.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.”
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 “Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “No, that’s too much!”
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading “THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.”
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In this reading “Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.”
In this reading “THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.”
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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 TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back up a little.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s it.
and nothing more
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
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 Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading No, that’s too much!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
not any; not one
From this reading No, that’s too much!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now to the left, there’s a big bunch of ’em there.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading No, that’s too much!
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading THE TRANSPORTING OF NODDY “Just a little lower down, Ned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Back up a little.
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