Chapter 1 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly. "What's that?" Tom Reade wanted to know. "Supper?" Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
Chapter 1 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.”
with equanimity
From this reading “The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.”
fill with distaste
From this reading “Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.”
-ing form of “favor” — promote over another
From this reading “Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.”
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading “The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.”
get by special effort
From this reading “The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.”
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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 The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
with equanimity
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
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From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
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From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
fill with distaste
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
-ing form of “favor” — promote over another
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
and nothing more
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tom Reade wanted to know.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
engage in
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
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From this reading Tom Reade wanted to know.
an educational institution
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
get by special effort
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Supper?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
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From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
a special situation
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics or, Dick & Co. Make Their Fame Secure "There's just one thing that I keep thinking about on a day like this," Dave Darrin sighed contentedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Reade wanted to know.
male cat
From this reading Tom Reade wanted to know.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Tom Reade wanted to know.
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From this reading "What's that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Darrin turned, favoring Reade with a flash of disgust from his large, dark eyes.
Chapter 1 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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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