Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark. “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant. “I didn't know but he'd get me.” “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice. “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who attacks
From this reading ““He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading ““I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.””
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.”
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading ““He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.”
move stealthily
From this reading ““I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.””
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading ““He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading ““He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.”
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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 “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
someone who attacks
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
cause to be bored
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
held up in the air
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn't know but he'd get me.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
move stealthily
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
male cat
From this reading Throwing his arms around Tom, the bully lifted him and bore him inside, dropping him on the floor in the dark.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “He's some tough fighter,” muttered Tom's assailant.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “No; he couldn't,” replied the other voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just opening the door so I could slip out and give him a clip in the dark.”
Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Arizona by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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