Chapter 21 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence. Then, “How did he find out?” Dan asked. “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily. “He had me all right, though.
Chapter 21 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “album” — one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading “THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ““I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Then, “How did he find out?””
with gloom
From this reading ““I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.”
walk heavily
From this reading “THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “Then, “How did he find out?””
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading “THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.”
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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 THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
plural of “album” — one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “He had me all right, though.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dan asked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan asked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
with gloom
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He had me all right, though.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
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From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He had me all right, though.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “He had me all right, though.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “I don’t know,” sighed Arthur, gloomily.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
walk heavily
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, “How did he find out?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He had me all right, though.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STAMP ALBUMS ARE PUT AWAY There was a moment of silence.
Chapter 21 of For Yardley: A Story of Track and Field by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 208 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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