Chapter 15 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment. Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters. "There's no news for you," said the sergeant. "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description. If you were a man now you might answer."
Chapter 15 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “"I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.”
not able to be found
From this reading “"I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.”
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading “PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.”
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading “"I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.”
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 station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
In this reading “Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.”
In this reading “Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.”
express the need or desire for
In this reading “"I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.”
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 you were a man now you might answer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
react verbally
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
replying
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
someone who is a detective
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
marked for certain death
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
not able to be found
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning he and Jimmy called at police headquarters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PITCHING PENNIES But Dick was doomed to disappointment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you were a man now you might answer."
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's no news for you," said the sergeant.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wired to Boston, but the police there haven't any calls for any missing boys answering your description.
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Chapter 15 holds 124 sentences of The Newsboy Partners, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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