Chapter 11 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RESCUE “Can you see him?” The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically. “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob. “_Jack! Jack!_” cried the boy.
Chapter 11 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ““He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
From this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “A RESCUE “Can you see him?””
weep convulsively
From this reading ““He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.”
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.
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In this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
In this reading “The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.”
In this reading ““He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.”
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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 A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jack!_” cried the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “_Jack!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
weep convulsively
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
precisely as stated
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy had dropped his extinguisher and was peering into the room, his hand clutching Dan’s arm frantically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s there in the corner by the table, but he won’t come,” answered Dan with something very much like a sob.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A RESCUE “Can you see him?”
Chapter 11 of Forward Pass: A Story of the "New Football" by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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