Chapter 17 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!” Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice. “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy. “Whatever will we do? There! hear him?”
Chapter 17 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.”
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading “Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ““He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!””
a person who does not talk
From this reading “IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!””
a shaky motion
From this reading ““He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading ““He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““Whatever will we do?”
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In this reading “Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Whatever will we do?
a person who does not talk
From this reading IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading There! hear him?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There! hear him?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEN “It’s the dummy!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There! hear him?”
a shaky motion
From this reading “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “He’s in trouble,” agreed the trembling Billy.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Dan exclaimed, in an awed voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Whatever will we do?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever will we do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Whatever will we do?
Chapter 17 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer by Roy Rockwood holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 17 holds 115 sentences of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Ice Racer by Roy Rockwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 115 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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