Chapter 6 of The Young Vigilantes is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Young Vigilantes is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"True as you stand there." They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?" "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money." "Hope you may get it, that's all. Hark!
Chapter 6 of The Young Vigilantes is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
From this reading “"I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"”
moody and melancholic
From this reading “They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark!”
a member of a senate
be standing; be upright
From this reading “"True as you stand there."”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “"I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"”
In this reading “"True as you stand there."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
(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 "Hope you may get it, that's all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "True as you stand there."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Hope you may get it, that's all.
moody and melancholic
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope you may get it, that's all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hope you may get it, that's all.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Hope you may get it, that's all.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
a member of a senate
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
be standing; be upright
From this reading "True as you stand there."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hope you may get it, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "True as you stand there."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True as you stand there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
at the time that
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They stood watching the _Senator_ work her way into her dock, when Charley suddenly asked, "What are you so glum about to-night, Walt?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was thinking what I would do if I had a boatload of money."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "True as you stand there."
Chapter 6 of The Young Vigilantes by Samuel Adams Drake holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 6 holds 445 sentences of The Young Vigilantes, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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