Chapter 24 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRE! Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field. “Some game!” said the former. “I should say so! Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
Chapter 24 of Catcher Craig is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading ““Some game!” said the former.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ““Some game!” said the former.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
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 “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
In this reading “Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
start firing a weapon
From this reading FIRE!
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “Some game!” said the former.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Some game!” said the former.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say so!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Some game!” said the former.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
express in words
From this reading “I should say so!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say so!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I should say so!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some game!” said the former.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
a large gathering of people
From this reading Mr. Hall and Mr. Talbot, on their feet, smiled at each other in satisfaction as the throng surged over the field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, glad to have met you, Hall.
Chapter 24 of Catcher Craig by Christy Mathewson holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 24 holds 293 sentences of Catcher Craig, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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