Chapter 22 of The Safety First Club is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Safety First Club is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“See that, sonny?” Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency. “’Member it? Ought to! It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
Chapter 22 of The Safety First Club is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading ““See that, sonny?””
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.””
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
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.
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In this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
In this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
In this reading “Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.”
In this reading “It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.””
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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 Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “’Member it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “’Member it?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ought to!
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See that, sonny?”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading “See that, sonny?”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “See that, sonny?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading Lon, having captured Sam at the gate and led him to the privacy of the barn, had taken a wrench from a shelf and was displaying the implement with much complacency.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s the wrench I told you the other day was lost, strayed or stolen.”
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