Chapter 16 of Team-Mates is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Team-Mates is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation. “I thought you couldn’t come.” “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me. Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?” “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
Chapter 16 of Team-Mates is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading “MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading ““Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading ““I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?””
showing or representing unfavorably
From this reading “MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.”
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 ““Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I thought you couldn’t come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought you couldn’t come.”
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you couldn’t come.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
and nothing more
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you couldn’t come.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aren’t you terribly glad to see me?”
in the direction of
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
showing or representing unfavorably
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOLLY TAKES A HAND “How do,” returned Cal, walking toward her with unflattering deliberation.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” answered Cal without much enthusiasm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you couldn’t come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know, but I feared you’d feel so bad about it,” she laughed, “that I just _made_ them let me.
Chapter 16 of Team-Mates by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 16 holds 228 sentences of Team-Mates, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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