Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it. It was not to be his, however. "Three strikes! Striker out!" That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading “WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.”
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.”
with neatness
From this reading “That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.”
a forward on a soccer team
From this reading “Striker out!"”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “"Three strikes!”
past form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.”
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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 WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
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From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
with neatness
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Striker out!"
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
a forward on a soccer team
From this reading Striker out!"
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading "Three strikes!
sweep across or over
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Three strikes!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That broad grin had come back to Dan Dalzell's face, as he held up the neatly mitted ball for an instant, then hurled it lazily back to Dave Darrin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not to be his, however.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
past form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading WHEN THE ARMY FANS WINCED As Darrin sent in the third ball Beckwith made a desperate sweep for it.
Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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