Chapter 8 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother? Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed. "Yes, Richard." "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are! But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
Chapter 8 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.”
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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 ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
a youthful male person
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
someone who is a detective
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "But, mother, I am inno-----" "Oh, Dick, of course you are!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
and nothing more
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Richard."
in the near future
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
which person or people
From this reading But this fearful suspicion is enough to kill one who loves you.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ONLY A "SUSPENDED" FRESHMAN NOW "What's wrong mother?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Richard."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you heard-----" the boy began, as soon as the door was closed.
Chapter 8 of The High School Freshmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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