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.
"That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness. But I'm sorry I did it." "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer. "Don't keep us waiting all day." "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
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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an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading “"Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.”
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “"That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.”
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading “"That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “"That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.”
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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 "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm sorry I did it."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I'm sorry I did it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
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From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm sorry I did it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I'm sorry I did it."
and nothing more
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
engage in
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading But I'm sorry I did it."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "Don't keep us waiting all day."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "That was why I threw in a couple of bids---just to make him pay for his meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't a deposit do?" demanded Fred, coming forward.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Step up and pay your money!" ordered the auctioneer.
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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