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Chapter 9 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?" "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply. "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent." He turned to his brother. "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
Chapter 9 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “"Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “"I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “"I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “"We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.”
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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 "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He turned to his brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to his brother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to his brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to his brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm afraid so," was the morose reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't seem to find their pitcher for a cent."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll put you in for the ninth, if you like," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my boy," said Mr. Satterlee, "I guess you're in for a licking this time, eh?"
Chapter 9 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 441 sentences of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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