Chapter 22 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?" Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile. "Do we?" came in a chorus. "Hurry up and tell us!" "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
Chapter 22 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “"Do we?" came in a chorus.”
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading “HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"”
-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading “HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"”
inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.”
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading “Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.”
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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 Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hurry up and tell us!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Do we?" came in a chorus.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "Do we?" came in a chorus.
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
an expression of greeting
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hurry up and tell us!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do we?" came in a chorus.
inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
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From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
express in words
From this reading "Hurry up and tell us!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
male cat
From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hurry up and tell us!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hurry up and tell us!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do we?" came in a chorus.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prescott asked, looking about him with a tantalizing smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HI HEARS SOMETHING ELEVATING "Do you fellows really want to know what the man on the clubhouse steps said?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quit your kidding," begged Tom Reade.
Chapter 22 of The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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