Chapter 15 of Frank Armstrong at College is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Armstrong at College is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB. "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me. She's been acting badly for a week." A score of people came running up. "Hurt, hurt?" they cried.
Chapter 15 of Frank Armstrong at College is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “She's been acting badly for a week."”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “She's been acting badly for a week."”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “"Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.”
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading “"Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “A score of people came running up.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A score of people came running up.”
In this reading “She's been acting badly for a week."”
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 She's been acting badly for a week."
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A score of people came running up.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hurt, hurt?" they cried.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Hurt, hurt?" they cried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A score of people came running up.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A score of people came running up.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading A score of people came running up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading A score of people came running up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hurt, hurt?" they cried.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A score of people came running up.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She's been acting badly for a week."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry," said Butler, "I couldn't land you where I promised, but this motor has played hob with me.
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