Chapter 31 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken. Then Roy spoke. “What is it, Syd?” he said. “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.” “Needlessly?
Chapter 31 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.”
-ing form of “magnify” — increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading ““I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.””
a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
From this reading ““I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.””
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ““I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.””
without need
From this reading ““I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.””
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading “THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading ““I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is it, Syd?” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, Syd?” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
-ing form of “magnify” — increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
without need
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
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From this reading Then Roy spoke.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What is it, Syd?” he said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then Roy spoke.
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is it, Syd?” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Roy spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONFESSION TO THE BOYS The carriage had gone two squares before the silence in it was broken.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, Syd?” he said.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am sure you are worrying yourself needlessly over something—are magnifying it from a molehill into a mountain.”
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