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The boys of Columbia High on the river
The boys of Columbia High on the river

Chapter XVI

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TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"
"Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"
Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.
Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.
Both voices were strange to him!
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The boys of Columbia High on the river

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The boys of Columbia High on the river is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"
/tuː ˈiːvɪn ʌp oʊld skɔːrz laɪ stɪl bɔɪ/
Line 2
"Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"
Line 3
Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.
/fræŋk hɜːrd ðiːz wɜːrdz ɪn ðə ˈɡreɪtəst əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
Line 4
Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.
Line 5
Both voices were strange to him!
/boʊθ ˈvɔɪsəz wɜːr streɪndʒ tuː hɪm/

Learner Dictionary

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.

astonishment noun US /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading “Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.”

kicks noun US /kɪks/

plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot

From this reading “"Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"”

scores noun US /skɔːrz/

a large number or amount

From this reading “TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"”

Seller noun US /ˈselər/

someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

From this reading “Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.”

tap verb US /tæp/

cut a female screw thread with a tap

From this reading “"Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"”

thrust verb US /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading “Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.”

unseen adjective US /ənˈsiːn/

not seen or perceived

From this reading “Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.”

upset verb US /əpˈset/

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading “Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

OLD SCORES adjective + noun

In this reading “TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"”

Lie still verb + adjective

In this reading “TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both voices were strange to him!

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

EVENadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

Joey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

kicksnounUS /kɪks/

plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

Lef

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

LieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

SCORESnounUS /skɔːrz/

a large number or amount

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

SellernounUS /ˈselər/

someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

stickverbUS /stɪk/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Both voices were strange to him!

tapverbUS /tæp/

cut a female screw thread with a tap

From this reading "Give him a tap if he kicks, Joey!"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/

not seen or perceived

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading TO EVEN UP OLD SCORES "Lie still, boy!"

upsetverbUS /əpˈset/

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Both voices were strange to him!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Both voices were strange to him!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Even when some one had thrust that stick and upset him, he had certainly no other idea than that the unseen enemy must be one of the Lef Seller crowd, with whom he had had so much trouble in the past.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Frank heard these words in the greatest astonishment.

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