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Fourth Down!

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Fourth Down! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.
Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.
Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.
Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.
She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fourth Down!

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Fourth Down! is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.
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Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.
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Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.
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Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.
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She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.
/ʃiː feɪld æt æn ˈiːzi ɡoʊl ˌhaʊˈevər ənd hæd tuː biː ˈkɑːntent wɪð sɪks pɔɪnts/

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fumble verb US /ˈfʌmbəl/

feel about uncertainly or blindly

From this reading “Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.”

Noyes noun US /nɔɪz/

English poet (1880-1958)

From this reading “Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.”

Quarterback noun US /ˈkwɔːrtərbæk/

(football) the person who plays quarterback

From this reading “Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.”

romping verb US /ˈrɑːmpɪŋ/

-ing form of “romp” — play boisterously

From this reading “Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.”

scored verb US /skɔːrd/

past form of “score” — gain points in a game

From this reading “Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.”

scoring noun US /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

From this reading “Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.”

touchdown noun US /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

From this reading “ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.”

twenty-two noun US /ˈtwentituː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one

From this reading “Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.”

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came back verb + particle counted as “come back”

be restored

In this reading “ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.”

without much preposition + adverb

In this reading “Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.”

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25

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From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

ARNOLDnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/

English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

back-field

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From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

ballnounUS /bɔːl/

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

Carrel's

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From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/

increase twofold

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

failedverbUS /feɪld/

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

field-goal

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From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

full-back

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From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

fumbleverbUS /ˈfʌmbəl/

feel about uncertainly or blindly

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of retaining something

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

NoyesnounUS /nɔɪz/

English poet (1880-1958)

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

opponentnounUS /əˈpoʊnənt/

a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

QuarterbacknounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərbæk/

(football) the person who plays quarterback

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/

uttered with a trill

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

rompingverbUS /ˈrɑːmpɪŋ/

-ing form of “romp” — play boisterously

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

scoredverbUS /skɔːrd/

past form of “score” — gain points in a game

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

scoringnounUS /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

From this reading Carrel’s did her scoring in the third period, following a fumble in the back-field by Quarterback Noyes.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

SecuringverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ/

-ing form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading She failed at an easy goal, however, and had to be content with six points.

startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

TeamnounUS /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

THOUGHTnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/

add up in number or quantity

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

touchdownnounUS /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading ARNOLD HAS A THOUGHT The First Team came back hard that afternoon, rolling up a total of 25 points against Carrel’s and holding the opponent to a single touchdown.

visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/

someone who visits

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

Yardley

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From this reading Yardley scored in each period, starting in the first with a field-goal shortly after play began, adding a touchdown and goal in the second, a touchdown in the third and another field-goal and touchdown in the last.

Yardley's

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From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Securing the ball on Yardley’s twenty-two yards, the visitor worked a double pass that sent her full-back romping over the line without much opposition.

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