Chapter 21 of Kingsford, Quarter is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Kingsford, Quarter is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INDEPENDENTS VS. SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders. “Sure,” he said, “play ’em. But don’t expect to win. That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
Chapter 21 of Kingsford, Quarter is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “But don’t expect to win.”
plural of “independent” — a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
From this reading “INDEPENDENTS VS.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “But don’t expect to win.”
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 “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
In this reading “That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don’t expect to win.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But don’t expect to win.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Sure,” he said, “play ’em.
apart from; not including
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But don’t expect to win.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sure,” he said, “play ’em.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
plural of “independent” — a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
From this reading INDEPENDENTS VS.
on one occasion
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Sure,” he said, “play ’em.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sure,” he said, “play ’em.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading SECOND Duffield shrugged his shoulders.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure,” he said, “play ’em.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But don’t expect to win.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INDEPENDENTS VS.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading But don’t expect to win.
but in spite of that
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That Second Team has been together all Fall and you chaps haven’t played together once yet except in practice.
Chapter 21 of Kingsford, Quarter by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 21 holds 180 sentences of Kingsford, Quarter, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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