Chapter 11 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled. The other boys closed in around them. "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly. "The sneak! Kicking a player like that!"
Chapter 11 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “"Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.”
past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading “OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “Kicking a player like that!"”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “"Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.”
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Kicking a player like that!"”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “"Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.”
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “"The sneak!”
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 Kicking a player like that!"
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading Kicking a player like that!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Kicking a player like that!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Kicking a player like that!"
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading "Pound him good, Bobby!" advised Palmer excitedly.
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading "The sneak!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kicking a player like that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other boys closed in around them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading OLD HORNBECK'S PICTURE Tim met Bobby half way, and they grappled.
Chapter 11 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Mabel C. Hawley holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 11 holds 135 sentences of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Mabel C. Hawley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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