Chapter 11 of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAZERS' WATERLOO. It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term. The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands. Everywhere were heard greetings. "Glad to see you again, old pard.
Chapter 11 of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Everywhere were heard greetings.”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Everywhere were heard greetings.”
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 “It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “THE HAZERS' WATERLOO.”
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 “The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.”
In this reading “The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.”
In this reading “It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
anew
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere were heard greetings.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Everywhere were heard greetings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAZERS' WATERLOO.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Everywhere were heard greetings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
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 It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The students, separated for the summer months, had met like brothers and clasped hands.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAZERS' WATERLOO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the second day after Queen's opened for the fall term.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading THE HAZERS' WATERLOO.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everywhere were heard greetings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Glad to see you again, old pard.
Chapter 11 of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker by Matthew M. Colton holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker by Matthew M. Colton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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