Chapter 24 of The pennant is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The pennant is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar! You mucker! You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate. “I might have known you’d spy on me. That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
Chapter 24 of The pennant is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!”
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.”
catch sight of
From this reading ““I might have known you’d spy on me.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.”
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.
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(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 That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You mucker!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
catch sight of
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
successive (without a break)
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading You low-down telltale!” shouted Walter, looking straight into the face of his roommate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what all the fellows said you’d do!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE LEAGUE GAMES “You liar!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I might have known you’d spy on me.
Chapter 24 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 24 holds 96 sentences of The pennant, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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