Chapter 8 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor. “Let her go, Jonesie!” “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about. “Where’s Sparrow?” “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
Chapter 8 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading ““Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
the property of being close together
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.”
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading ““Where’s Sparrow?””
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
(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 “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let her go, Jonesie!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let her go, Jonesie!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let her go, Jonesie!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let her go, Jonesie!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
the property of being close together
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “Where’s Sparrow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’ll be more fun for us, though,” responded Steve, climbing back to the top of the table and carefully removing his feet from proximity to the floor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Are we all here?” asked Jonesie, looking about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Sparrow?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Isn’t coming,” answered young Fletcher.
Chapter 8 of Danforth Plays the Game by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 434 sentences of Danforth Plays the Game, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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