Chapter 4 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove. "Go on, Prescott! Go on, hounds!" roared Badger. "You've only one more capture to make. Run along, Dick!
Chapter 4 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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annoy persistently
From this reading “THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “"You've only one more capture to make.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “Go on, hounds!" roared Badger.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “"Go on, Prescott!”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Go on, hounds!" roared Badger.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.”
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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 THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Run along, Dick!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
annoy persistently
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
a man of refinement
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on, Prescott!
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Go on, hounds!" roared Badger.
engage in
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, Prescott!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
and nothing more
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading "Go on, Prescott!
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Go on, hounds!" roared Badger.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run along, Dick!
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "MUCKER" AND THE "GENTLEMAN" Ben Badger gave Captain Dick a shove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've only one more capture to make.
Chapter 4 of The High School Freshmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 4 holds 213 sentences of The High School Freshmen, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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