Chapter 4 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view. If only Lane could skirt the end! There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart. If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome. The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
Chapter 4 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.”
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading “Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “If only Lane could skirt the end!”
in a yearning manner
From this reading “Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “The St. Eustace quarter called for time.”
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading “There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “If only Lane could skirt the end!”
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In this reading “There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.”
In this reading “Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.”
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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 If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
the post of captain
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
a narrow way or road
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
for more time
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
in a yearning manner
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
engage in
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
and nothing more
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
one of four equal parts
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
except for; apart from
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading If only Lane could skirt the end!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The St. Eustace quarter called for time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no longer any thought of rivalry in his heart.
accept gladly
From this reading If Lane could make a touch-down and save them from defeat, he might have the captaincy and welcome.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
a Caucasian
From this reading Syddington gazed longingly at the farthest white line, now well in view.
Chapter 4 of The Arrival of Jimpson, and Other Stories for Boys About Boys by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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