Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators. "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake. "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?" No one answered her for a moment. They were all too surprised.
Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
plural of “actress” — a female actor
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
shoot in one stroke under par
From this reading “"Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “"Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.”
plural of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
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.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
In this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
temporarily
In this reading “No one answered her for a moment.”
In this reading “RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.”
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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 No one answered her for a moment.
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
plural of “actress” — a female actor
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
(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 They were all too surprised.
in addition
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
shoot in one stroke under par
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
a particular point in time
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
in motion
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
a form of address for a man
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
not any; not one
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one answered her for a moment.
plural of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Is it Blake, or am I dreaming?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading They were all too surprised.
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all too surprised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Look--look!" cried Birdie, pointing to Blake.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They were all too surprised.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading RISING WATERS Others came running out of the tents--Mr. Robertson, Mr. Levinberg, Miss Shay--several other actors and actresses, and also the moving picture operators.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all too surprised.
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