Chapter 8 of True Stories of Crime From the District is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of True Stories of Crime From the District is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vito and Antonio listened with envy. One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him. When they had gone a little way he said suddenly: "Toni, I think I shall go to this America. We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
Chapter 8 of True Stories of Crime From the District is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “"Toni, I think I shall go to this America.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “We need more money to make our mother comfortable.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “Vito and Antonio listened with envy.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Vito and Antonio listened with envy.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “We need more money to make our mother comfortable.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.”
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 When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
engage in
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Toni, I think I shall go to this America.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading One evening the elder brother asked Antonio to come to walk with him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We need more money to make our mother comfortable.
at the time that
From this reading When they had gone a little way he said suddenly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vito and Antonio listened with envy.
Chapter 8 of True Stories of Crime From the District by Arthur Cheney Train holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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