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Chapter 14 of The Young Musician is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT ADVENTURE. “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.” “I think you have. I wonder whether he recognized us!” “I don’t believe it.
Chapter 14 of The Young Musician is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “A NIGHT ADVENTURE.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
cause to move by striking
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.””
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I wonder whether he recognized us!””
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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 A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think you have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t believe it.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
and nothing more
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I wonder whether he recognized us!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think you have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I didn’t mean to hit him,” said Frank, as he and Philip hurried away from the poorhouse, “I only intended to give him a fright.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wonder whether he recognized us!”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether he recognized us!”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder whether he recognized us!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think you have.
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