Chapter 20 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN! Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones: "Our friends are safe---even jolly. The sports will now go on!" First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
Chapter 20 of The High School Freshmen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading “Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:”
annoy persistently
From this reading “Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.”
a noisy fight in a crowd
From this reading “First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Our friends are safe---even jolly.”
a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
From this reading “Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “The sports will now go on!"”
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading “OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
annoy persistently
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
divisible by two
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN!
a noisy fight in a crowd
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sports will now go on!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The sports will now go on!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sports will now go on!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN!
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Our friends are safe---even jolly.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The sports will now go on!"
having a supporting base
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading OUT FOR THAT TOBOGGAN!
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Ben Badger came to the shore edge of the ice, megaphone in hand announcing in stentorian tones:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First on the card was a free-for-all dash of a half mile, standing start.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sports will now go on!"
Chapter 20 of The High School Freshmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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