Chapter 24 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH. "Less than half a day in New York and robbed! Oh, what a greeny I have been!" Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another. It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
Chapter 24 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.”
unproductive of success
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.”
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading “It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Less than half a day in New York and robbed!”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.”
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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 FRUITLESS SEARCH.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
unproductive of success
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
not any; not one
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus Jerry groaned to himself as he searched first one pocket and then another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all to no purpose, the money was gone and he was left absolutely penniless.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a greeny I have been!"
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "Less than half a day in New York and robbed!
Chapter 24 of The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview by Edward Stratemeyer holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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