Chapter 10 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony. "Yes, I heard it. What of it?" "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake. "I don't see why."
Chapter 10 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
lacking funds
From this reading “"Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.”
make a buzzing sound
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “"Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.”
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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 ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
later than; following
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
lacking funds
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
make a buzzing sound
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see why."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, I heard it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I heard it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I heard it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why."
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
(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 "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of it?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I heard it.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALONG THE CANAL "Blake, did you hear that?" asked Joe, after a pause, during which he and his chum could hear the low buzz of conversation from the other balcony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, nothing that I know of, and yet--" "Yet you're more suspicious than I was," broke in Blake.
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