Chapter 6 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey. Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes. But he was still grinning. It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg. "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
Chapter 6 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading “It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.”
lively and spirited
From this reading “Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.”
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “But he was still grinning.”
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading “GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.”
-ing form of “sidle” — move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading “"H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.”
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In this reading “GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.”
In this reading “GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.”
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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 GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was still grinning.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
clothing in general
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
lively and spirited
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading But he was still grinning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
extremely modest or shy
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
-ing form of “sidle” — move unobtrusively or furtively
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
not in physical motion
From this reading But he was still grinning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
in the direction of
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
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