Chapter 10 of Bases full! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Bases full! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“FIGHT! FIGHT!” The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed. Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again. Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
Chapter 10 of Bases full! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.”
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading “Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.”
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading “The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.”
as might be expected
From this reading “Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.”
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 “Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.”
In this reading “Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.”
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anew
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
for a short time
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
well in the past; former
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “FIGHT!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
male cat
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
a message informing of danger
From this reading The gong warning them of study hour rang and Clif and Tom departed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally Mr. Cooper was the subject of conversation for awhile.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Somewhat more than an hour later, however, they were back again.
Chapter 10 of Bases full! by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 143 sentences of Bases full!, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Bases full! by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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