Chapter 11 of The Girls of Central High at Basketball is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Girls of Central High at Basketball is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve. "That boy will never give the colt up." "Why not? See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit. "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
Chapter 11 of The Girls of Central High at Basketball is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “"That boy will never give the colt up."”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.”
(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
From this reading “HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"He knows he is riding a stolen horse.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “"He knows he is riding a stolen horse.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"He knows he is riding a stolen horse.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.”
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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 "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
a youthful male person
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEBE POCOCK "Oh, Laura!" gasped Eve.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "He knows he is riding a stolen horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That boy will never give the colt up."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading See him?" exclaimed Mother Wit.
Chapter 11 of The Girls of Central High at Basketball by Gertrude W. Morrison holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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