Chapter 7 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open. "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack. He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside. "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken." "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
Chapter 7 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “"Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “"There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."”
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “"Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “"There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
not one, and not any
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
and nothing more
From this reading "Okay--only a couple cracked--none of 'em broken."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
a mound or heap of snow
From this reading He picks it out of a snowbank and looks inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There goes the eggs!" shouts Mack, making a grab at the sack.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "_What?_" Ronnie's mouth comes wide open.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Ronnie," I repeats, as I help hold him up.
Chapter 7 of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 7 holds 413 sentences of Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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