Chapter XIV of The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold, “Gold, and a Surprise,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold, “Gold, and a Surprise,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff. “He is much better. I saw him today.” “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.” Cliff spoke wistfully.
Chapter XIV of The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold, “Gold, and a Surprise,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ““Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading ““Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ““Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.””
move stealthily
From this reading ““If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Cliff spoke wistfully.”
the present time or age
From this reading “I saw him today.””
in a wistful manner
From this reading “Cliff spoke wistfully.”
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 ““Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.”
leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading ““If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.””
In this reading ““He is much better.”
In this reading ““If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “He is much better.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is much better.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him today.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw him today.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is much better.
and nothing more
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “He is much better.
and nothing more
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw him today.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
move stealthily
From this reading “If only I could slip away and see him, just for a minute.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Cliff spoke wistfully.
the present time or age
From this reading I saw him today.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
in a wistful manner
From this reading Cliff spoke wistfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Four days more and you will see your father,” Bill told Cliff.
Chapter 14 of The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold by Van Powell holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 14 holds 84 sentences of The Mystery Boys and the Inca Gold, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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