Chapter 10 of Center Rush Rowland is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Center Rush Rowland is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?" Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer. "Hello!" he said. "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?" Ira nodded slowly.
Chapter 10 of Center Rush Rowland is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"”
someone who asks a question
From this reading “Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello!" he said.”
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading “Ira nodded slowly.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “"Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"”
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In this reading “Ira nodded slowly.”
seek information from
In this reading “Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.”
In this reading “ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"”
a class of people favoring traditional ideas
In this reading “"Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"”
In this reading “"Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"”
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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 ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
later than; following
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
(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 "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
someone who asks a question
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
the act of departing
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello!" he said.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading Ira nodded slowly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Ira nodded slowly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
in a quizzical and questioning manner
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
free from harm or evil
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello!" he said.
an educational institution
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Ira nodded slowly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
a smallest army unit
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Going to the rescue of the dear old school after all, Rowly?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Humphrey looked up from his book and smiled quizzically across at the enquirer.
in or at the place that
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE FOURTH SQUAD "How much does a football suit cost, Humphrey, and where do you buy it?"
Chapter 10 of Center Rush Rowland by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 273 sentences of Center Rush Rowland, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Center Rush Rowland by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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