Chapter 29 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM. After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else. “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true. Business in Lockport was picking up. Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
Chapter 29 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.”
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.”
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “Business in Lockport was picking up.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.”
any competition
From this reading “After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.”
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look on as or consider
In this reading “After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.”
In this reading “Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.”
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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 After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
later than; following
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
any thing at all
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
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 THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business in Lockport was picking up.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
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From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Business in Lockport was picking up.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Business in Lockport was picking up.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
engage in
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Business in Lockport was picking up.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
any competition
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY ON THE DERRICK ARM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Several new factories had been started and the town was fast growing into a city.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Business in Lockport was picking up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this great race Joe was looked upon more as a professional bicycle rider than anything else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He’ll make his mark, see if he don’t,” said his friends, and it looked as if this would be true.
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