Chapter 4 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?" "And we sure had 'em going!" "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall." "That gave the thing away." "Oh, but it was all right anyhow."
Chapter 4 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Oh, but it was all right anyhow."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"And we sure had 'em going!"”
believed likely
From this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"”
In this reading “"None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."”
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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 A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
later than; following
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
(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 A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Oh, but it was all right anyhow."
any thing at all
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That gave the thing away."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but it was all right anyhow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "That gave the thing away."
the act of departing
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
the sound of laughing
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but it was all right anyhow."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
precisely, exactly
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
express in words
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
believed likely
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That gave the thing away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
a special situation
From this reading "That gave the thing away."
up to a particular time
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, but it was all right anyhow."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we sure had 'em going!"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS MAN "Say, it went off all right; didn't it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None of 'em suspected anything until after you fellows went out, and then we heard a laugh in the hall."
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