Chapter 22 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUDOLPH FINDS TONY. Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard. His object then was already attained, and the boy was found. "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself. "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
Chapter 22 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.”
achieved or reached
From this reading “His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.”
deem to be
From this reading “"The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."”
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading “Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “RUDOLPH FINDS TONY.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."”
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.
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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “"Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.”
anew
In this reading “"The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."”
In this reading “Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.”
In this reading “"The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
achieved or reached
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
a youthful male person
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
deem to be
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading RUDOLPH FINDS TONY.
set up or found
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
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From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
immediately past
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
on one occasion
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUDOLPH FINDS TONY.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His object then was already attained, and the boy was found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUDOLPH FINDS TONY.
precisely as stated
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, good luck has come to me at last," he said to himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Rudolph was very much elated at what he had heard.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The young scoundrel is found, and now I must consider how to get him into my hands once more."
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