Chapter 61 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 61 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT. About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis. The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come. He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will. And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
Chapter 61 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading “He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.”
affecting or influenced by the human mind
From this reading “And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.”
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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 About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
later than; following
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
having a debilitating effect
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
the act of retaining something
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
affecting or influenced by the human mind
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
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From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
on the contrary
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About ten days after Ralph's return to Flat Creek things came to a crisis.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
precisely as stated
From this reading And such an exercise of "psychic power" is very exhausting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The master was rather relieved at first to have the crisis come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had been holding juvenile Flat Creek under his feet by sheer force of will.
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