Chapter 2 of Football days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Football days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?" "Who's got my trousers on?" "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?" "What has become of my head-gear?" "I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"
Chapter 2 of Football days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
From this reading “"I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"”
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “"I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"”
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “"I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"”
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “"I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"”
a particular situation
From this reading “ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"”
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “"I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"”
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading “"Who's got my trousers on?"”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "What has become of my head-gear?"
shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
From this reading "I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading "I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Who's got my trousers on?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has become of my head-gear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What has become of my head-gear?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What has become of my head-gear?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Who's got my trousers on?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I wonder if the cobbler has put new cleats on my shoes?"
a particular situation
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wonder if the tailor mended my jersey?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading "Who's got my trousers on?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has become of my head-gear?"
in or at the place that
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's got my trousers on?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ELBOW TO ELBOW "I wonder where my shoes are?"
Chapter 2 of Football days by William H. (William Hanford) Edwards holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 2 holds 145 sentences of Football days, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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