Chapter 10 of Fourth Down! is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Fourth Down! is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself. “What do you think he asked me to do?” “Go away?” hazarded Toby. “Asked me to lend him another half! Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
Chapter 10 of Fourth Down! is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.”
plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied
From this reading “TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading ““Asked me to lend him another half!”
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.”
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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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Go away?” hazarded Toby.”
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.
(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 Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Asked me to lend him another half!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go away?” hazarded Toby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go away?” hazarded Toby.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Asked me to lend him another half!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go away?” hazarded Toby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
bestow a quality on
From this reading “Asked me to lend him another half!
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading TOBY EMPTIES HIS LOCKER “The cheek of him!” exclaimed Sid, seating himself.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
at the time that
From this reading Said he’d pay it all back next Wednesday, when he gets his allowance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think he asked me to do?”
Chapter 10 of Fourth Down! by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 10 holds 182 sentences of Fourth Down!, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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