Chapter 11 of The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!" "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!" "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around. These things don't happen every day.
Chapter 11 of The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confined by bonds
From this reading “"No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “"Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"”
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading “SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.”
come to pass
From this reading “These things don't happen every day.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"”
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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 "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
confined by bonds
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading These things don't happen every day.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
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From this reading DR.
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading These things don't happen every day.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
come to pass
From this reading These things don't happen every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
and nothing more
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
not any; not one
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading SHADDUCK FEARS AN EPIDEMIC "There he is!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things don't happen every day.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading These things don't happen every day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
hard to endure
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Cut him off; he's trying to dodge us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No you don't, Frank; we're just bound to give you a ride around.
Chapter 11 of The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron by Graham B. Forbes holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of The boys of Columbia High on the gridiron, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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