Chapter 23 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff. “Quiet,” hissed the gambler. “I'm listening.” “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer. We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
Chapter 23 of The Young Engineers in Arizona is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “We haven't any friends in either crowd now.””
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading ““How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.”
a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading ““Quiet,” hissed the gambler.”
past form of “grimace” — contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading ““If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading ““Quiet,” hissed the gambler.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading ““I'm listening.””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
one or the other of two
From this reading We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading “Quiet,” hissed the gambler.
past form of “grimace” — contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Quiet,” hissed the gambler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm listening.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
hear with intention
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “I'm listening.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
for more time
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We haven't any friends in either crowd now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Quiet,” hissed the gambler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Quiet,” hissed the gambler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How long are we to keep our hands up, Duff?” questioned Jeff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If it's for friends of ours,” grimaced Rafe Bodson, “you needn't listen any longer.
Chapter 23 of The Young Engineers in Arizona by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 23 holds 186 sentences of The Young Engineers in Arizona, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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