Chapter 13 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly. "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked. The boy did not answer. Clay had expected confusion and shame. Instead he met with anger and reproach.
Chapter 13 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an accusing manner
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “Instead he met with anger and reproach.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.”
In this reading “Instead he met with anger and reproach.”
In this reading “Instead he met with anger and reproach.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
in an accusing manner
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clay had expected confusion and shame.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Instead he met with anger and reproach.
react verbally
From this reading The boy did not answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
a youthful male person
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Clay had expected confusion and shame.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Clay had expected confusion and shame.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clay had expected confusion and shame.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead he met with anger and reproach.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Instead he met with anger and reproach.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
above and across; more than
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading Instead he met with anger and reproach.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
uttered with a trill
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Clay had expected confusion and shame.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RIVER ROBBER IN A NEW ROLE With half a dozen stones of splendid value rolling over the palm of his hand, Clay regarded the boy accusingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you get the diamonds?" he asked.
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