Chapter 19 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day. "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp! Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake. Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!" "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
Chapter 19 of Left End Edwards is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.”
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading “"'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “"'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.”
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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 "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
(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 "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
by chance
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
easily agitated
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I'm not kicking, but I'll bet he made a mistake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Horace' gave me a B on my comp!
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Maybe he got nervous and his pencil slipped!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
a special situation
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
male cat
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Seems to me," returned Steve coldly, "he knows better than you do what the thing is worth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SECOND PUTS IT OVER "What do you know about that?" demanded Tom the next day.
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