Chapter 32 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday. They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice: “Are you boys going to sleep all day? Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock? And here’s a note Syd left for you, Rex.
Chapter 32 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
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being one more than ten
From this reading “Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:”
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?”
never-ceasing
From this reading “They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.”
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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 A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
aroused or activated
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
being one more than ten
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
the act of departing
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here’s a note Syd left for you, Rex.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And here’s a note Syd left for you, Rex.
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
a brief written record
From this reading And here’s a note Syd left for you, Rex.
according to the clock
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
never-ceasing
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here’s a note Syd left for you, Rex.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have you forgotten we were all going to Marley at eleven o’clock?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were awakened finally by a persistent knocking on the door and Jess’s voice:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A HARD DAY FOR THE TWINS Roy and Rex slept far into the morning, which was Saturday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you boys going to sleep all day?
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