Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully. He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him. Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up. “That’ll do you,” he said. “Let Andy alone.”
Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.”
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.”
past form of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading “OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.”
not still wet
From this reading “Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.”
not used up
From this reading “OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.”
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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pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.”
In this reading “Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.”
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 Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
later than; following
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Let Andy alone.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
past form of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That’ll do you,” he said.
not still wet
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let Andy alone.”
not any; not one
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
not used up
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
move hurridly
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’ll do you,” he said.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He leaped to his feet and started to run, Noddy taking after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’ll do you,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading OFF TO THE CARNIVAL Andy Rush well knew Noddy’s character, and he had no notion of remaining to be chastised by the bully.
at the time that
From this reading Andy fell on a slippery patch of dried grass, and Noddy was almost upon him when Jerry ran up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’ll do you,” he said.
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