Chapter 1 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF ON THE WHEEL. “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?” “That suits me, Joe.” “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.” “True enough.
Chapter 1 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading ““What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?””
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading ““It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.””
the light of the Moon
From this reading ““It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.””
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?””
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.””
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading ““That suits me, Joe.””
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ““It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.””
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “OFF ON THE WHEEL.”
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In this reading ““True enough.”
In this reading ““It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.””
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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 “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “True enough.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That suits me, Joe.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That suits me, Joe.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF ON THE WHEEL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF ON THE WHEEL.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
express in words
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “That suits me, Joe.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That suits me, Joe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF ON THE WHEEL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “True enough.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading OFF ON THE WHEEL.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will be full moonlight, and the ride over the valley road will be elegant.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you say to a ride to Greenpoint and back to-night, Dick?”
Chapter 1 of The rival bicyclists by Edward Stratemeyer holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 1 holds 76 sentences of The rival bicyclists, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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