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Chapter 3 of The Grammar School Boys of Gridley is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day. Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away. The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm. "I wanter play!" "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
Chapter 3 of The Grammar School Boys of Gridley is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.”
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.”
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “"Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.”
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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 Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
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From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
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From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wanter play!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "I wanter play!"
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
an educational institution
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The magnet was a football that Dave Darrin proudly carried tucked under his left arm.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Three quarters of the boys belonging to the four upper grades made a bee line for a field about a block away.
a person who wants or needs something
From this reading "I wanter play!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let me try just one good kick with it, Dave!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading FOOTBALL--WITHOUT RULES School was out for the day.
Chapter 3 of The Grammar School Boys of Gridley by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Chapter 3 holds 229 sentences of The Grammar School Boys of Gridley, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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