Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk. "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously. "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard. The pony broke into a trot. Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 19/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 91–95
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possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.”
the act of digging
From this reading “"Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.”
with jealousy; in an envious manner
From this reading “"A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “The pony broke into a trot.”
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading “Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “The pony broke into a trot.”
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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 Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
exhale hard
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
lacking funds
From this reading The pony broke into a trot.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
the act of digging
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
with jealousy; in an envious manner
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pony broke into a trot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The pony broke into a trot.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A-a-a-ah!" murmured a crowd of small boys enviously.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
move hurridly
From this reading "Now, show a little speed, Prince," ordered Fred, digging his heels in hard.
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The pony broke into a trot.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Fred dug his heels against the animal's side and moved away at a walk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Someone passed Ripley a switch, with which he dealt his animal a stinging blow.
Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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