Chapter 14 of Tony the Tramp is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tony the Tramp is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern. “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said. “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony. “In the barn! Why not in the house?”
Chapter 14 of Tony the Tramp is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ““Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.”
during or for the length of one night
From this reading ““I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.”
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
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 “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
In this reading ““I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.”
at or in the front
In this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
In this reading ““Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.”
In this reading “Why not in the house?””
In this reading “TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.”
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 TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Why not in the house?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not in the house?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
during or for the length of one night
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe they’ll let me sleep in the barn,” said Tony.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m going to stay here overnight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
in the direction of
From this reading TONY GETS A PLACE Toward the close of the next day the tin peddler halted in front of a country tavern.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not in the house?”
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