Chapter 20 of The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second. "Great Scott!" whispered Melvin. "It's Beansey. I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again." Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
Chapter 20 of The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.”
requiring attention or action
From this reading “Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.”
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading “A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “"Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.”
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
anew
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
at or in or to any place
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's Beansey.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
requiring attention or action
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's Beansey.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Again came the knock, a little more impatient and imperative this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't think it was anywhere near time for him to be around again."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A RATTLING GAME The lights went out in a second.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Great Scott!" whispered Melvin.
Chapter 20 of The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall by Spencer Davenport holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 20 holds 105 sentences of The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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