Chapter 7 of Vasco, Our Little Panama Cousin is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Vasco, Our Little Panama Cousin is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped. "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon. We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day. I have considerable business to which I must attend. All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
Chapter 7 of Vasco, Our Little Panama Cousin is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “I have considerable business to which I must attend.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I have considerable business to which I must attend.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.”
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.
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In this reading “CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.”
In this reading “We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.”
In this reading “We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.”
prevent from entering; shut out
In this reading “All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.”
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.
(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 All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading I have considerable business to which I must attend.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have considerable business to which I must attend.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have considerable business to which I must attend.
a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
go away from a place
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have considerable business to which I must attend.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
the middle of the day
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, boys," he said, "it is nearly noon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
create by training and teaching
From this reading CULEBRA AT the Culebra station Mr. Andrews's train stopped.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All I ask is that you keep out of danger and show up at supper-time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have considerable business to which I must attend.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading We will see what we can get for dinner, and then I shall have to leave you to yourselves for the rest of the day.
Chapter 7 of Vasco, Our Little Panama Cousin by H. Lee M. (Henry Lee Mitchell) Pike holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
Chapter 7 holds 67 sentences of Vasco, Our Little Panama Cousin, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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