Chapter 25 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick. "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown. "Let us reason this matter out. I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly. Your memory can not all come back at once.
Chapter 25 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading “"You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.”
make calm or still
From this reading “"You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.”
traveling across
From this reading “WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.”
set up or found
From this reading “I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.”
easily agitated
From this reading “"You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “"You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.”
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.
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In this reading “"You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Your memory can not all come back at once.”
be restored
In this reading “Your memory can not all come back at once.”
In this reading “I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.”
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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 "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
(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 Your memory can not all come back at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
make calm or still
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
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From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
traveling across
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
set up or found
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
easily agitated
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
on one occasion
From this reading Your memory can not all come back at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us reason this matter out.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
which person or people
From this reading WHO DICK BOX WAS--CONCLUSION Crossing the room Mr. Crosscrab put his arm about Dick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I really believe we can establish your identity, but we must go slowly.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You must calm yourself," he said, for the boy was on the verge of tears and a nervous breakdown.
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