Chapter 11 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused. “You’ve heard something about the affair. I can see you have by the way you look. Please tell me what it was.”
Chapter 11 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““You’ve heard something about the affair.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ““You’ve heard something about the affair.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I can see you have by the way you look.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please tell me what it was.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““You’ve heard something about the affair.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
express in words
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I can see you have by the way you look.
(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 CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Please tell me what it was.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHARLES KEELER “Well, why don’t you go on?” asked Mr. Keeler, as Roy paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve heard something about the affair.
Chapter 11 of Two Boys and a Fortune by Matthew White holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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