Chapter 17 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?" "Yes." "Whew! What a headache! Any ice water left?"
Chapter 17 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “What a headache!”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Any ice water left?"”
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 “Any ice water left?"”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Any ice water left?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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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 What a headache!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any ice water left?"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading What a headache!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Any ice water left?"
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 Any ice water left?"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANDY'S DESPAIR "Pretty bad; was I, Andy?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Any ice water left?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a headache!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whew!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 17 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Roy Eliot Stokes holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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