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The High School Left End

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.
"My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.
I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."
People in a crowd take sides quickly.
Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.
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The High School Left End

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The High School Left End is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.
/ðə ˈfʊtbɔːl ˈnoʊtəs ɡoʊz ʌp ˈmɪstər ˈpɑːlək ˈjuːʒəwəli ə ˈveri kɑːm mæn wiːld əˈpɑːn jʌŋ dɑːdʒ/
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"My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.
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I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."
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People in a crowd take sides quickly.
/ˈpiːpəl ɪn ə kraʊd teɪk saɪdz ˈkwɪkli/
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Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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bystanders noun US /ˈbaɪstændərz/

plural of “bystander” — a nonparticipant spectator

From this reading “Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.”

Dodge verb US /dɑːdʒ/

make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

From this reading “THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.”

flush noun US /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading “Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.”

football noun US /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

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 “THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.”

Pollock noun US /ˈpɑːlək/

United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

From this reading “THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.”

Prescott noun US /ˈpreskɑːt/

a town in central Arizona

From this reading “"My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.”

rescuing verb US /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/

-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil

From this reading “"My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.”

wheeled adjective US /wiːld/

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading “THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

Bert

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

bystandersnounUS /ˈbaɪstændərz/

plural of “bystander” — a nonparticipant spectator

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading People in a crowd take sides quickly.

Darrin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

DodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/

make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

flushnounUS /flʌʃ/

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

FOOTBALLnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

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 THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

GOESnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

NOTICEnounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People in a crowd take sides quickly.

PollocknounUS /ˈpɑːlək/

United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/

a town in central Arizona

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading People in a crowd take sides quickly.

remarksnounUS /rɪˈmɑːrks/

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

rescuingverbUS /ˈreskjuːɪŋ/

-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

sidesnounUS /saɪdz/

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading People in a crowd take sides quickly.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading People in a crowd take sides quickly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bert heard several muttered remarks from the bystanders that made him flush.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I don't believe either young man has given a second thought to the reward."

UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE FOOTBALL NOTICE GOES UP Mr. Pollock, usually a very calm man, wheeled upon young Dodge.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "My lad, when you find out what Prescott and Darrin have done in the way of rescuing your father, you'll feel wholly ashamed of yourself.

Chapter 7 of The High School Left End by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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