Chapter 16 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick! Wait a minute!" The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted. Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit. "Well, well--glad to see you, Ted, boy.
Chapter 16 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.”
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading “The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.”
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading “INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.”
shedding tears
From this reading “Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.”
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 Wait a minute!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Well, well--glad to see you, Ted, boy.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Well, well--glad to see you, Ted, boy.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
an expression of greeting
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
go away from a place
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Wait a minute!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
express in words
From this reading INTRIGUE "Hi!--Mr. Kendrick!--I say, Mr. Kendrick!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
shedding tears
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The car, about to leave the curb in front of one of Kendrick & Company's great city stores, halted.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait a minute!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well--glad to see you, Ted, boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, well--glad to see you, Ted, boy.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Its driver turned to see young Ted Gray tearing across the sidewalk in hot pursuit.
Chapter 16 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 16 holds 157 sentences of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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