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The Girls of Central High on Track and Field

Chapter VII · The Yellow Kerchief Again

Chapter VII of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field, “The Yellow Kerchief Again,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.
"And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."
"Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.
"We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."
"Sure.
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The Girls of Central High on Track and Field

Chapter VII · The Yellow Kerchief Again

Chapter VII of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field, “The Yellow Kerchief Again,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.
Line 2
"And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."
Line 3
"Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.
Line 4
"We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."
/wiː wɜːr ˈɑːfli ɡlæd tuː biː ˈdʒuːnjərz aɪ rɪˈmɛm.bər/
Line 5
"Sure.
/ʃʊr/

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.

Central adjective US /ˈsentrəl/

serving as an essential component

From this reading “School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.”

chum noun US /tʃʌm/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading “"And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."”

juniors noun US /ˈdʒuːnjərz/

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading “"We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."”

Monday noun US /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.”

Morse noun US /mɔːrs/

a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

From this reading “School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.”

seniors noun US /ˈsiːnjərz/

plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

From this reading “"And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."”

tasks noun US /tæsks/

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading “School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.”

Wishing noun US /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading “"Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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awfully glad adverb + adjective

In this reading “"We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."”

took up verb + adjective counted as “take up”

pursue or resume

In this reading “School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.

awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/

used as intensifiers

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

Belding

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

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/

serving as an essential component

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

chumnounUS /tʃʌm/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

FallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

I'm

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

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

Jess

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

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

juniorsnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjərz/

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.

Laura

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

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.

MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

MorsenounUS /mɔːrs/

a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

seniorsnounUS /ˈsiːnjərz/

plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

SureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "Sure.

tasksnounUS /tæsks/

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

we'll

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

From this reading "And I'm glad," she told her chum, Laura Belding, "Just think! next Fall we'll be seniors."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "We were awfully glad to be juniors, I remember."

WishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading "Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading School opened the next Monday and the girls of Central High took up their tasks "for the last heat" of the year, as Jess Morse expressed it.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Wishing your life away," laughed Laura.

Chapter 7 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field by Gertrude W. Morrison holds 114 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.

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Girls
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Central
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