Chapter 5 of Second String is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Second String is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROADENING LIFE. "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire. He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game. "I never thought it would be so close. Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
Chapter 5 of Second String is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “armchair” — chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.”
the act of making something wider
From this reading “BROADENING LIFE.”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “"Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “"Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.”
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading “Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"”
an official at a baseball game
From this reading “"Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.”
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
From this reading “He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"”
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.
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
plural of “armchair” — chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
the act of making something wider
From this reading BROADENING LIFE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BROADENING LIFE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
an official at a baseball game
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
which person or people
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
Chapter 5 of Second String by Anthony Hope holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 5 holds 289 sentences of Second String, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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