Chapter 9 of The Junior Trophy is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Junior Trophy is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lanny returned the smile. “You bet it has!” he agreed. “Good night, Kid.” Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed. “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
Chapter 9 of The Junior Trophy is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““You bet it has!” he agreed.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““You bet it has!” he agreed.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““Good night, Kid.””
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Lanny returned the smile.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Lanny returned the smile.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
In this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading ““Good night, Kid.””
In this reading “Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.”
In this reading ““Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.”
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 Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
later than; following
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good night, Kid.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Good night, Kid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lanny returned the smile.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Good night, Kid.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lanny returned the smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lanny returned the smile.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Kid stared at the door for a full minute after it had closed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lanny returned the smile.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now what did he mean by that?” he asked himself crossly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You bet it has!” he agreed.
Chapter 9 of The Junior Trophy by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 9 holds 388 sentences of The Junior Trophy, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Junior Trophy by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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