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Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.
Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.
Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.
Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.
The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.
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Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.
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Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.
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Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.
/θriː mɔːr ɡeɪmz hæd bɪn pleɪd ənd tuː ʌv ðem wɜːr wʌn baɪ ðə ˈneɪvi/
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Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.
/nekst wʊd kʌm ˈstænfərd ˈkɑːlɪdʒ ə hɑːrd lɑːt tuː biːt/
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The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.
/ðə ˈneɪvi traɪd tuː ˈboʊlstər ʌp ɪts oʊn hoʊps ə lɔːs tuː ˈstænfərd wʊd miːn ðə məˈdʒɔːrəti ʌv ɡeɪmz lɔːst aʊt ʌv ðə fɜːrst faɪv/

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bolster verb US /ˈboʊlstər/

support and strengthen

From this reading “The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.”

coach verb US /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading “Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.”

College noun US /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading “Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.”

eleven adjective US /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading “Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.”

games noun US /ɡeɪmz/

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading “Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.”

majority noun US /məˈdʒɔːrəti/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading “The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.”

Navy noun US /ˈneɪvi/

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading “Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.”

Stanford noun US /ˈstænfərd/

United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)

From this reading “Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

BADadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

beatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

bolsterverbUS /ˈboʊlstər/

support and strengthen

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

DAN

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From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

Darrin

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From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

Dave

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From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

else

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From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

evidentadjectiveUS /ˈevədənt/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

HANDSnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

MONEYnounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/

filled with satisfaction

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

StanfordnounUS /ˈstænfərd/

United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The Navy tried to bolster up its own hopes; a loss to Stanford would mean the majority of games lost out of the first five.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading DAN HANDS HIMSELF BAD MONEY As the season went on it was evident that Dave Darrin was slowly getting back to form.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Three more games had been played, and two of them were won by the Navy.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Next would come Stanford College, a hard lot to beat.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet coach was not wholly satisfied, nor was anyone else who had the triumph of the Navy eleven at heart.

Chapter 5 of Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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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