Chapter 11 of Right End Emerson is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Right End Emerson is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him. “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus? If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they? We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going. Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
Chapter 11 of Right End Emerson is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
From this reading “If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!””
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 “We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.”
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading “If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?”
the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading ““That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.”
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
From this reading “If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?”
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.”
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In this reading “We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.”
have as a guest
In this reading “Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!””
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
react verbally
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
the act of departing
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
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 We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
and nothing more
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?
the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right, isn’t it, Rus?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAIR PROMISES Russell was spared an answer, for just then Jimmy appealed to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have to earn money to keep their old hockey teams and basket ball teams going.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn’t for football these fellows would be prying up asphalt or laying sewer pipes, wouldn’t they?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, and pay for the crew and the baseball nine, too!”
Chapter 11 of Right End Emerson by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 177 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 11 holds 177 sentences of Right End Emerson, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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