Chapter 9 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight. “How?” questioned Dan. Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held. “Didn’t you subscribe?” “Yes; why not?”
Chapter 9 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.”
having a point
From this reading “Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““How?” questioned Dan.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.”
offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
From this reading ““Didn’t you subscribe?””
short and plump
From this reading “THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.”
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In this reading “Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.”
In this reading “THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.”
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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 FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How?” questioned Dan.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How?” questioned Dan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes; why not?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
having a point
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “How?” questioned Dan.
express in words
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
From this reading “Didn’t you subscribe?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
short and plump
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Yes; why not?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubby pointed to the copy of the _Yardley Scholiast_ which Dan held.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; why not?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FIRST GAME “Say, you got stung, didn’t you?” asked Tubby with a grin of delight.
Chapter 9 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 9 holds 270 sentences of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football", unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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