Chapter 16 of The Young Firemen of Lakeville is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Young Firemen of Lakeville is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall. Everyone seemed to be talking at once. The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert. Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order. At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
Chapter 16 of The Young Firemen of Lakeville is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.”
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.”
every person
From this reading “Everyone seemed to be talking at once.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.”
to no avail
From this reading “Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
every person
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
immediately past
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
the head of a city government
From this reading Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
on one occasion
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
having a supporting base
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone seemed to be talking at once.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
to no avail
From this reading Mayor Appelby was vainly rapping for order.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At last Mr. Sagger made his voice heard above the others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENGINES ARRIVE There was instant excitement in the hall.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys of the town were standing together, cheering for Herbert.
Chapter 16 of The Young Firemen of Lakeville by Frank V. Webster holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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