Chapter 22 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SWORD FALLS! Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday. That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood. Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour. They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Chapter 22 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.”
any liquid suitable for drinking
From this reading “They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.”
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.”
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading “That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.”
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading “They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.”
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.”
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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 That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
later than; following
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
any liquid suitable for drinking
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
lacking funds
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Chapter 22 of Crofton Chums by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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