Chapter 5 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly. The old man started, affrighted. "Who---who calls?" he quavered. "One of the boys you talked with, this noon." "Where are you?"
Chapter 5 of The High School Boys' Training Hike is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"One of the boys you talked with, this noon."”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “"Who---who calls?" he quavered.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"One of the boys you talked with, this noon."”
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading “"Who---who calls?" he quavered.”
with low volume
From this reading “DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The old man started, affrighted.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"One of the boys you talked with, this noon."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man started, affrighted.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Who---who calls?" he quavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who---who calls?" he quavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man started, affrighted.
a form of address for a man
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
the middle of the day
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man started, affrighted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading "Who---who calls?" he quavered.
with low volume
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The old man started, affrighted.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man started, affrighted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who---who calls?" he quavered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading DAVE DOES SOME GOOD WORK "Good evening, Mr. Hinman!" called Dick softly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One of the boys you talked with, this noon."
Chapter 5 of The High School Boys' Training Hike by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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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