Chapter 6 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour. "Now I really feel fortified for the first time. Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt. We might have had a better record." "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
Chapter 6 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “"This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “"Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.”
secured with bastions or fortifications
From this reading “"Now I really feel fortified for the first time.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “We might have had a better record."”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.”
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.
In this reading “"Now I really feel fortified for the first time.”
In this reading “"This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.”
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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 We might have had a better record."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We might have had a better record."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
secured with bastions or fortifications
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We might have had a better record."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have had a better record."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have had a better record."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading We might have had a better record."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Now I really feel fortified for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is great!" approved Captain Walt Lowery, at the end of an hour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have had a better record."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, this ought to give us a chance, at least, to beat Hallstead," said Hoyt.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wish we'd listened to you earlier in the season, Hoyt.
Chapter 6 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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