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Chapter 9 of The Young Musician is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIP’S NEW ROOM. We return to Phil. “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps. Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed. The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
Chapter 9 of The Young Musician is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel up
From this reading ““Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “The whole interior was dingy and dirty.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “The whole interior was dingy and dirty.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “The whole interior was dingy and dirty.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.”
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading ““Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.”
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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 Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
travel up
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PHILIP’S NEW ROOM.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We return to Phil.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP’S NEW ROOM.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We return to Phil.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PHILIP’S NEW ROOM.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We return to Phil.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “Foller me, boy!” said Mr. Tucker, as he entered the house, and proceeded to ascend the front steps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We return to Phil.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole interior was dingy and dirty.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Philip had formed his plans, and without a word of remonstrance, he obeyed.
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