Chapter 12 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?” “Yes, sir,” replied Gerald. “Exactly. And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can. Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
Chapter 12 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““Exactly.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Suppose you tell me how it happened.””
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
the act of punishing
From this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
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In this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
In this reading “GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Exactly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
the act of departing
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
engage in
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
the act of punishing
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, sir,” replied Gerald.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir,” replied Gerald.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
express in words
From this reading Suppose you tell me how it happened.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I’m going to make this as easy for you as I can.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir,” replied Gerald.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GERALD PAYS THE PENALTY “Now, Pennimore,” began the Assistant Principal, kindly, “you and I have been pretty good friends so far, haven’t we?”
Chapter 12 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 12 holds 139 sentences of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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