Chapter 2 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And that's a mighty generous offer. All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days. Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play. No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it. What do you say?"
Chapter 2 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 21/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 101–105
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “And that's a mighty generous offer.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “And that's a mighty generous offer.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “And that's a mighty generous offer.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.”
the day after today
From this reading “Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.”
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 And that's a mighty generous offer.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that's a mighty generous offer.
any thing at all
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading And that's a mighty generous offer.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading And that's a mighty generous offer.
not any; not one
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading And that's a mighty generous offer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
participate in games or sport
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
express in words
From this reading What do you say?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that's a mighty generous offer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
the day after today
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you say?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one would think anything about it, and you can bet I wouldn't breathe a word of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tomorrow you could be kind of sick and not able to play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All you've got to do is to play off for a couple of days.
Chapter 2 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 419 sentences of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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