Chapter 26 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIMELY ASSISTANCE. "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree. "I believe you are right," returned Matt. "If so, we have made a big mistake. Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
Chapter 26 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “TIMELY ASSISTANCE.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"I believe you are right," returned Matt.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"If so, we have made a big mistake.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.”
before a time limit expires
From this reading “TIMELY ASSISTANCE.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.”
In this reading “Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."”
In this reading “"If so, we have made a big mistake.”
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 "If so, we have made a big mistake.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading TIMELY ASSISTANCE.
any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
having a point
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
before a time limit expires
From this reading TIMELY ASSISTANCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of them is Paul Barberry, and I was almost certain he was the thief."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If so, we have made a big mistake.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Those fellows must be the thieves," whispered Andy, as he pointed to the pair beneath the tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you are right," returned Matt.
Chapter 26 of Young Auctioneers by Edward Stratemeyer holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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