Chapter 11 of The High School Left End is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The High School Left End is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE? "Get in there, Ripley! Don't be afraid. It's only a leather dummy. It can't hurt you!
Chapter 11 of The High School Left End is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “It's only a leather dummy.”
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 “DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It can't hurt you!”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “It's only a leather dummy.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?”
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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 It's only a leather dummy.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Don't be afraid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It can't hurt you!
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be afraid.
a person who does not talk
From this reading It's only a leather dummy.
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 DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get in there, Ripley!
be the source of pain
From this reading It can't hurt you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get in there, Ripley!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can't hurt you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's only a leather dummy.
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading It's only a leather dummy.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?
and nothing more
From this reading It's only a leather dummy.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get in there, Ripley!
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading DIES FOOTBALL TEACH REAL NERVE?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Get in there, Ripley!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It can't hurt you!
Chapter 11 of The High School Left End by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 11 holds 149 sentences of The High School Left End, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The High School Left End by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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