Chapter 8 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out. "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy. "Very fine indeed, thank you. My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good. Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
Chapter 8 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?”
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 “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.”
be sufficient
In this reading “Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?”
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 My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
(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 "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
someone who is a detective
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Very fine indeed, thank you.
set up or found
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
be the source of pain
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Very fine indeed, thank you.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
a boy who delivers newspapers
From this reading "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy.
the middle of the day
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Feelin' all right?" asked the newsboy.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Very fine indeed, thank you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very fine indeed, thank you.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
at the time that
From this reading DIM RECOLLECTIONS When Jimmy went to the lodging-house that noon, he found Dick ready to go out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can't I go around with you when you sell papers?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My head doesn't hurt at all and I think a walk would do me good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very fine indeed, thank you.
Chapter 8 of The Newsboy Partners by Frank V. Webster holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 156 sentences of The Newsboy Partners, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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