Chapter 28 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning. "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?" "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising. "How do you feel, Dave?" "Oh, pretty good.
Chapter 28 of Dave Porter's Return to School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “"I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.”
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.”
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading “"I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
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the back limb of a quadruped
In this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.”
a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War
In this reading “"Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.”
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In this reading “"I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel, Dave?"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "How do you feel, Dave?"
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh, pretty good.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, pretty good.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Oh, pretty good.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading "I guess the bottom has dropped out of the thermometer," answered Dave, as he followed Roger in rising.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT ROCKVILLE "Boys, how is this for weather!" called out Roger, the following morning.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading "Isn't it cold enough to freeze the hind leg off a wooden horse?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel, Dave?"
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