Chapter 20 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!" "Or else sink!" "Don't come back to Gridley!" The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging. "Preston High School wins!"
Chapter 20 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “booster” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.”
causing dejection
From this reading “NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.”
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading “The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “"Or else sink!"”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “"Preston High School wins!"”
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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 NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Don't come back to Gridley!"
plural of “booster” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
causing dejection
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't come back to Gridley!"
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Or else sink!"
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't come back to Gridley!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Preston High School wins!"
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or else sink!"
a town in central Arizona
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
an educational institution
From this reading "Preston High School wins!"
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "Or else sink!"
an unbroken series of events
From this reading NATURE HAS A DISMAL STREAK "Come on, Prescott!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't come back to Gridley!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading "Preston High School wins!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The cries from shore, as the Gridley boosters noted the effects of the fine Preston work, were not encouraging.
Chapter 20 of The High School Boys' Canoe Club by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 20 holds 195 sentences of The High School Boys' Canoe Club, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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