Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 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 — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown. We are in a hurry to get through. Who opens with twenty dollars?" "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes. "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “"He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.”
reflecting light
From this reading “"He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “Who opens with twenty dollars?"”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “"We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “"He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “"He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.”
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading “"We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.”
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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 We are in a hurry to get through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in a hurry to get through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
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From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
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From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Who opens with twenty dollars?"
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From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We are in a hurry to get through.
reflecting light
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We are in a hurry to get through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in a hurry to get through.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Who opens with twenty dollars?"
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is a handsome little animal, isn't he?" exclaimed Dick Prescott, crowding forward and gazing at the pony with glistening eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We are in a hurry to get through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Who opens with twenty dollars?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't need to have this sleek little animal's paces shown.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
which person or people
From this reading Who opens with twenty dollars?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I had the money to buy him," whispered Dave Darrin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who opens with twenty dollars?"
Chapter 1 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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