Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson at Lenox High is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson at Lenox High is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears. The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright. His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's. His comrades were equally amazed. Their impulse was that of indignation.
Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson at Lenox High is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friendly nation
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “His comrades were equally amazed.”
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “His comrades were equally amazed.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “Their impulse was that of indignation.”
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading “The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.”
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
From this reading “The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.”
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 attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.”
In this reading “His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
a friendly nation
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading His comrades were equally amazed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
in an accurate manner
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading His comrades were equally amazed.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading His comrades were equally amazed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
only a very short time before
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Their impulse was that of indignation.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Their impulse was that of indignation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their impulse was that of indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their impulse was that of indignation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes blazed as they encountered Trompet Shrugg's.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ALLY Garry Grayson flushed to the ears.
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attack was so venomous, so unwarranted, that he was hardly able to believe that he had heard aright.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His comrades were equally amazed.
Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson at Lenox High by Edward Stratemeyer holds 133 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.
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