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Chapter 3 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein. The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed. Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint. Football Not to Be Barred in High School. 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
Chapter 3 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “Football Not to Be Barred in High School.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.”
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading “The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.”
plural of “joker” — a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading “Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.”
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.”
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.”
possessive form of “spencer” — English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading “NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.”
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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 NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Football Not to Be Barred in High School.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Football Not to Be Barred in High School.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
gotten under control
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading Football Not to Be Barred in High School.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Football Not to Be Barred in High School.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
plural of “joker” — a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
used to form the superlative
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Gentle Jokers Convey a Needed Hint.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
an educational institution
From this reading The headlines ran: "School Board Hoaxed.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
possessive form of “spencer” — English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Football Not to Be Barred in High School.
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading 'Blade' Reporter a First-off Victim in the Service of Public Spirit."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading NOT SO MUCH OF A FRESHMAN The next morning's "Blade" contained a column and a half, written in Reporter Spencer's most picturesque vein.
Chapter 3 of The High School Freshmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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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