Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson's football rivals is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson's football rivals is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale. They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes. Mr. Allen was alone in his office. He motioned them to seats. Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson's football rivals is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Mr. Allen was alone in his office.”
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading “Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.”
properly deserved
From this reading “A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “He motioned them to seats.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “He motioned them to seats.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.”
In this reading “They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
cause to be bored
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He motioned them to seats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
properly deserved
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading He motioned them to seats.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
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From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
the act of punishing
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading He motioned them to seats.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He motioned them to seats.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rose and left the room, followed by curious eyes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He motioned them to seats.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A Merited Punishment Sandy Podder and Lent Stewart looked at each other and turned pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Allen was alone in his office.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he sat there, looking from one to the other with glances that seemed to bore them through.
Chapter 15 of Garry Grayson's football rivals by Edward Stratemeyer holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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