Chapter 5 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said. "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly. "Oh, ask something easy!" Jot cried. "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
Chapter 5 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Oh, ask something easy!"”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.”
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading “Jot cried.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “"But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “"But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “"But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, ask something easy!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jot cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
with disgust
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
the act of departing
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading Jot cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
and nothing more
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
immediately past
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
fasten with a lock
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, ask something easy!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, ask something easy!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What I want to know is, how we're going to get on the other side o' that door."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
at the time that
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "But what in the world did they go and lock up for, when we got in just as easy as pie last night?" exclaimed Kent, disgustedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you're right, Jotham," Old Tilly said.
Chapter 5 of Three Young Knights by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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