Chapter 22 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand. "No," admitted Anstey. "Can you keep a secret? "Yes, suh; suhtinly." "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
Chapter 22 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"No," admitted Anstey.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
jump lightly
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
slanderous defamation
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
On the present night.
From this reading “GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.”
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From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Can you keep a secret?
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "No," admitted Anstey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," admitted Anstey.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you keep a secret?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
opinion or judgment
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
the act of departing
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
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From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
jump lightly
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Can you keep a secret?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," admitted Anstey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
slanderous defamation
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, suh; suhtinly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, suh; suhtinly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then come here at 8.15 to-night."
On the present night.
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, suh; suhtinly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GREG'S SECRET AND ANOTHER'S "Are you going to the hop tonight?" asked Holmes, looking up with gleaming eyes from the smear on the back of his hand.
Chapter 22 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 130 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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