Chapter 12 of Three Boys is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Three Boys is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly. "Take away." There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away." "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided. "No."
Chapter 12 of Three Boys is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading “"Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “"Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.”
let have
From this reading “There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “"Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “"Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.”
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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 There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
anew
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
(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 "All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Take away."
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
let have
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
an expression of greeting
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
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From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly.
the sound of laughing
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading "All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right!" cried Kenneth mockingly.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
in the near future
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
carry out
From this reading "Take away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you going to open these gates, sir, and let us in?" cried the bailiff, as soon as a hearty laugh had subsided.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was a laugh, and Kenneth shouted again,-- "Hi, Grant! you can show him how to take away."
Chapter 12 of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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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