Chapter 21 of Change Signals: A Story of the New Football is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Change Signals: A Story of the New Football is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned. “Won’t start!” cried Dan. “She’s got to start!” Kendall looked supremely grave. Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Chapter 21 of Change Signals: A Story of the New Football is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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death of a person
From this reading “Kendall looked supremely grave.”
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading “Kendall looked supremely grave.”
get rid of
From this reading “Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.””
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.””
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.””
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.”
to the maximum degree
From this reading “Kendall looked supremely grave.”
possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Won’t start!” cried Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Won’t start!” cried Dan.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “She’s got to start!”
death of a person
From this reading Kendall looked supremely grave.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading Kendall looked supremely grave.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kendall looked supremely grave.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s got to start!”
get rid of
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
to the maximum degree
From this reading Kendall looked supremely grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She’s got to start!”
a source of difficulty
From this reading Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
(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 Gerald shrugged his shoulders: “Well, come and help me put her in the shed and I’ll see if I can find the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE “WASHINGTON’S HEAD” “Won’t start!” exclaimed Ned.
Chapter 21 of Change Signals: A Story of the New Football by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 21 holds 170 sentences of Change Signals: A Story of the New Football, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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