Chapter 9 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes. I was captain that year. This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.” “It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered. I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
Chapter 9 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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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.””
terminate
From this reading “This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.””
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading ““It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.””
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.
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
In this reading ““It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.”
In this reading “I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.”
In this reading “I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.”
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 I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
terminate
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I was captain that year.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was captain that year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was captain that year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “It was pretty tough luck,” I muttered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was captain that year.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I did a whole lot of thinking the rest of the way up the hill.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading This break kept me out of the Yale game, and I remember that I felt pretty badly about it.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I was captain that year.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
Chapter 9 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 9 holds 434 sentences of Danforth Plays the Game, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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