Chapter IV of Harry Watson's High School Days, “Harry Shows His Grit,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV of Harry Watson's High School Days, “Harry Shows His Grit,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another. “He’s shamming!” growled Elmer. “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry. “What do you mean?” “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
Chapter IV of Harry Watson's High School Days, “Harry Shows His Grit,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading ““That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!””
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““He’s shamming!” growled Elmer.”
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading “Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading ““That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!””
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.
be beset by
In this reading ““That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!””
In this reading “Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.”
In this reading ““You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.”
In this reading “Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.”
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.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
a youthful male person
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s shamming!” growled Elmer.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “He’s shamming!” growled Elmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s shamming!” growled Elmer.
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s shamming!” growled Elmer.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
not in physical motion
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “That you and Socker deliberately ran into Watson—and you know it as well as I do!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean?”
a Caucasian
From this reading Abashed at the sight of the boy lying white and still on the ice, the other hockey players gazed at one another.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know better than that!” retorted Jerry.
Chapter 4 of Harry Watson's High School Days by Frank V. Webster holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 4 holds 55 sentences of Harry Watson's High School Days, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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