Chapter 5 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to. I――I’m very fond of football.” “Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie. “And that’s a――er――a case in point. Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
Chapter 5 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “commend” — express approval of
From this reading ““Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.””
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “I――I’m very fond of football.””
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 “I――I’m very fond of football.””
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ““Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.””
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.””
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.””
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
past form of “commend” — express approval of
From this reading “Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
a boy or man
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I――I’m very fond of football.”
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 I――I’m very fond of football.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I――I’m very fond of football.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fine game, football,” commended Jonesie.
engage in
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I――I’m very fond of football.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
an educational institution
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that’s a――er――a case in point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
precisely as stated
From this reading I――I’m very fond of football.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!” replied the other eagerly, “that is, I hope to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course you’ll want to make the School Team; every fellow does.”
Chapter 5 of Danforth Plays the Game by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 437 sentences of Danforth Plays the Game, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Danforth Plays the Game by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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