Chapter 12 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other. Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand. "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said. "I've used it right along. It's the same thing doc gave me.
Chapter 12 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"I've used it right along.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “It's the same thing doc gave me.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.”
possessive form of “sids” — sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
From this reading “Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.”
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading “Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"I've used it right along.”
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 “It's the same thing doc gave me.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.”
In this reading “THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I've used it right along.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've used it right along.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I've used it right along.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see how it could be the liniment," he said.
possessive form of “sids” — sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading Phil felt of Sid's curiously stiffened hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
a special situation
From this reading It's the same thing doc gave me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE FIRST GAME The three chums looked at each other.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "I've used it right along.
Chapter 12 of A Quarter-Back's Pluck by Lester Chadwick holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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