Chapter 22 of The Half-Back is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Half-Back is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE THE BATTLE. "Harwell, Harwell, Harwell! Rah-rah-rah, Rah-rah-rah, Rah-rah-rah, Harwell!" The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself. The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
Chapter 22 of The Half-Back is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.”
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harwell, Harwell, Harwell!
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
and nothing more
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rah-rah-rah, Rah-rah-rah, Rah-rah-rah, Harwell!"
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The lobby grew empty on the instant, and outside on the steps and on the sidewalk the crowd spread itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The procession had just turned the corner, the college band leading.
Chapter 22 of The Half-Back by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 22 holds 141 sentences of The Half-Back, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Half-Back by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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