Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer

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FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

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Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

/frʌm koʊst tuː koʊst ðə nekst fjuː deɪz fluː baɪ wɪð ˈmædʒɪkəl ˈswɪftnəs/

Line 2

There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

Line 3

The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

/ðə tɜːrm ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz wɜːr ɑːn ənd hiː ˈbʌkəld daʊn tuː ðem ˈmænfəli/

Line 4

He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

/hiː hæd ˈnevər nəˈɡlektəd hɪz klæs wɜːrk ɪn ˈfeɪvər ʌv æθˈletɪk spɔːrts ənd hɪz ˈstændɪŋ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bɪn haɪ/

Line 5

He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

/hiː wɜːrkt æz hɑːrd æz hiː pleɪd ənd ɪn boʊθ ˈstʌdi ənd ɡeɪmz wɑːz ʌp ɪn ðə frʌnt ræŋk/

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athletic adjective US /æθˈletɪk/

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading “He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.”

buckled verb US /ˈbʌkəld/

past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles

From this reading “The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.”

examinations noun US /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading “The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.”

magical adjective US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

From this reading “FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.”

manfully adverb US /ˈmænfəli/

in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

From this reading “The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.”

sports noun US /spɔːrts/

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading “He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.”

swiftness noun US /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading “FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.”

twenty-four adjective US /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading “There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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athletic sports adjective + noun counted as “athletic sport”

In this reading “He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.”

few days adjective + noun

In this reading “FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.”

front rank noun + noun

In this reading “He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.”

buckled down verb + adjective counted as “buckle down”

work very hard, like a slave

In this reading “The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.”

favor of verb + particle

In this reading “He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

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From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

buckledverbUS /ˈbʌkəld/

past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

classnounUS /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

COASTnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

examinationsnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

flewverbUS /fluː/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

manfullyadverbUS /ˈmænfəli/

in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/

disregarded

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

ranknounUS /ræŋk/

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

termnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The term examinations were on, and he buckled down to them manfully.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading There were a thousand things to be done, and Bert found himself wishing that each day had a hundred hours instead of twenty-four.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading FROM COAST TO COAST The next few days flew by with magical swiftness.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading He had never neglected his class work in favor of athletic sports and his standing had always been high.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading He worked as hard as he played, and in both study and games was up in the front rank.

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