Chapter 28 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?" "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned." "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em." "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well. I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
Chapter 28 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “"Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “"Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."”
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “"And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."”
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading “"I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."”
having won
From this reading “I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."”
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.
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 I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
being one more than seven
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
engage in
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I didn't think they had that spurt in 'em."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAINT HEARTS "Pretty punk; wasn't it?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
(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 "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Regular ice wagon as far as we were concerned."
having won
From this reading I guess it takes more than one season to make a winning eight."
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet we seemed to be rowing pretty well.
Chapter 28 of The Eight-Oared Victors by Lester Chadwick holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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