Chapter 19 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform. "It's cold out here!" "Come inside, then, and get warm. But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott. Together they stepped into the waiting room.
Chapter 19 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.”
plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.”
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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 But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It's cold out here!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
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From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
someone who is a detective
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It's cold out here!"
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's cold out here!"
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's cold out here!"
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
male cat
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Reade Bosses the Job "Ugh!" shivered Dave, as the chums met on the platform.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Together they stepped into the waiting room.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Come inside, then, and get warm.
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From this reading But you're a great athlete, to mind an ordinary December morning," laughed Dick Prescott.
Chapter 19 of The High School Captain of the Team by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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