Chapter 23 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra. Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.” Thirty-odd hands went up. Mr. Groff smiled gently and sorrowfully. “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
Chapter 23 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
From this reading “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
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 ““If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.””
a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
From this reading “Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.””
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading ““If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
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 “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
move upward
In this reading “Thirty-odd hands went up.”
judge to be probable
In this reading “FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.”
In this reading “Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.””
come up with
In this reading ““If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.”
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the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
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 “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading Mr. Groff smiled gently and sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Thirty-odd hands went up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
a form of address for a man
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Groff smiled gently and sorrowfully.
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading Mr. Groff smiled gently and sorrowfully.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thirty-odd hands went up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thirty-odd hands went up.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thirty-odd hands went up.
which person or people
From this reading FRIDAY AND ILL-LUCK “I think,” remarked Mr. Groff, the next morning, “that I could count on one hand the students who have studied their algebra.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wyman, Latham, Nutter, Hazard――if there is another I’d like to hear from him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If football plays may be worked out by algebra, I believe you.
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