Chapter 6 of For the Honor of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of For the Honor of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.” Don glanced up with a smile. “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning. I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.” “But, look here.
Chapter 6 of For the Honor of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Don glanced up with a smile.”
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.””
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
a particular situation
From this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading “WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.””
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 “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
In this reading “WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.””
In this reading “WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.””
In this reading “I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.””
In this reading “Don glanced up with a smile.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Don glanced up with a smile.
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But, look here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
and nothing more
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “But, look here.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
a particular situation
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Don glanced up with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I need a new pair of gymnasium shoes, and-- But please, Wayne, come in and shut the door; there’s a regular cyclone blowing around my feet.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don glanced up with a smile.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So do I; I was thinking so just this morning.
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading WAYNE PAYS A BILL “I want two dollars, Don.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don glanced up with a smile.
Chapter 6 of For the Honor of the School by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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