Chapter 27 of The New Boys at Oakdale is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The New Boys at Oakdale is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIKE A MIRACLE. Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely. Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker. It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding. “I’m dreaming,” he thought.
Chapter 27 of The New Boys at Oakdale is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading “Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ““I’m dreaming,” he thought.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.”
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading “Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.”
be amazed at
From this reading “It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.”
plural of “marvel” — something that causes feelings of wonder
From this reading “It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “LIKE A MIRACLE.”
-ing form of “sustain” — lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading “Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.”
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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 LIKE A MIRACLE.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I’m dreaming,” he thought.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m dreaming,” he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading LIKE A MIRACLE.
be amazed at
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
plural of “marvel” — something that causes feelings of wonder
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading LIKE A MIRACLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
and nothing more
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
-ing form of “sustain” — lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’m dreaming,” he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a marvel of marvels, a miracle beyond his understanding.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ned helped him to a chair, where he sat staring in dumb amazement and doubt at Roy Hooker.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Only for Osgood’s sustaining arm, Shultz would have collapsed completely.
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