Chapter 16 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan. “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it. “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me. It will be all right in a minute.” “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
Chapter 16 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading ““I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading ““Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading ““Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.”
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading ““I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading ““I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading ““Here, come over to the bench and sit down.”
In this reading ““Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading ““Here, come over to the bench and sit down.”
In this reading “It will be all right in a minute.””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
be seated
From this reading “Here, come over to the bench and sit down.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “I twisted my knee,” muttered Sam, testing his right leg and flinching as he put his weight on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KIDNAPPED “What’s the matter?” asked Steve Brown, as, helping Sam to his feet, he heard the latter groan.
at the time that
From this reading “Threw it out of joint, I guess, when he slid into me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be all right in a minute.”
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