Chapter 17 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying. Tears will not get us down from this tower." "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew. "I--want--to--go--home!" "For goodness-gracious sake!
Chapter 17 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.”
demanding attention
From this reading “"Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “"For goodness-gracious sake!”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Tears will not get us down from this tower."”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “"Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.”
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From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
demanding attention
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For goodness-gracious sake!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I--want--to--go--home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For goodness-gracious sake!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I--want--to--go--home!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--want--to--go--home!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
and nothing more
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "For goodness-gracious sake!
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
the act of using
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tears will not get us down from this tower."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you can be just as--as brave as you want to be," sobbed Nellie Agnew.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Nell!" declared Mother Wit, emphatically, "there isn't the least use in your crying.
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