Chapter 2 of The secret of the old mill is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The secret of the old mill is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful. "Stung!" declared Frank. "Stung by a counterfeit bill! Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!" "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
Chapter 2 of The secret of the old mill is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"Stung by a counterfeit bill!”
a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading “COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “"What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “"Stung!" declared Frank.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.”
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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 "Stung by a counterfeit bill!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Stung by a counterfeit bill!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Stung by a counterfeit bill!
a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Stung!" declared Frank.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Stung!" declared Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
on one occasion
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
a slippery smoothness
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading "Stung!" declared Frank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if the fellows hear of this we'll never hear the end of it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a fine pair of greenhorns we must have looked to that slick stranger!
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading COUNTERFEIT MONEY The Hardy boys left the bank, feeling at once foolish and wrathful.
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