Chapter 8 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad. "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson. "No, let me," said his twin brother. "It was my fault. I slipped and fell on him."
Chapter 8 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It was my fault.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “"I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “"No, let me," said his twin brother.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “"I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.”
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 “"No, let me," said his twin brother.”
In this reading “I slipped and fell on him."”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It was my fault.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I slipped and fell on him."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
brought together in one place
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I slipped and fell on him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slipped and fell on him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was my fault.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.
a boy or man
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was my fault.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I slipped and fell on him."
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I slipped and fell on him."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
a large gathering of people
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "No, let me," said his twin brother.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading "I'll go," volunteered Joe Jackson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was my fault.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LANGRIDGE AND GERHART PLOT "Some of you fellows run for Dr. Marshall!" called Mr. Lighton to the throng that gathered about the prostrate lad.
Chapter 8 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck by Lester Chadwick holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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