Chapter 21 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sir! Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front. “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.” “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm. “Great!”
Chapter 21 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading ““These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.””
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading “Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading ““Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading ““Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading ““These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.””
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading ““These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.””
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.”
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.
anew
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great!”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
express in words
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
male cat
From this reading “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.
up to a particular time
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Fine!” glowed Tom with enthusiasm.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stop it, I tell you,” quivered Duff, again stepping to the front.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “These young hounds shan't die until I've made them apologize for every insulting word they've said to me.”
Chapter 21 of The Young Engineers in Arizona by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 21 holds 99 sentences of The Young Engineers in Arizona, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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