Chapter 17 of The High School Pitcher is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The High School Pitcher is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!" "They say not." "It's a shame." "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley." "He ought to be lynched!"
Chapter 17 of The High School Pitcher is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading “WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"”
past form of “lynch” — kill without legal sanction
From this reading “"He ought to be lynched!"”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “"It's a shame."”
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “"And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “"And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."”
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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 a shame."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He ought to be lynched!"
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
the act of departing
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ought to be lynched!"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a shame."
past form of “lynch” — kill without legal sanction
From this reading "He ought to be lynched!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They say not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "He ought to be lynched!"
a town in central Arizona
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
express in words
From this reading "They say not."
an educational institution
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "It's a shame."
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They say not."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE HOME FANS QUIVERED "Is Prescott going to toss!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "And there's a suspicion," whispered one of the High School speakers, "that the other name of the shame is Fred Ripley."
Chapter 17 of The High School Pitcher by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 17 holds 90 sentences of The High School Pitcher, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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