Chapter VII of The Putnam Hall Champions, “Andy Snow’s Victory,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of The Putnam Hall Champions, “Andy Snow’s Victory,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit. It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape. “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper. “Make him meet you some other time.” “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
Chapter VII of The Putnam Hall Champions, “Andy Snow’s Victory,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a blunt direct manner
From this reading ““It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.”
a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
From this reading ““It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.”
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading “The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading ““It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.”
add pepper to
From this reading ““Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ““Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.”
closely encircling
From this reading “The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.”
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 “It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
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From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
engage in
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
come together
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is to-day or never,” said Gus Coulter, bluntly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
closely encircling
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Make him meet you some other time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crowd surrounding Andy were both pleased and astonished by his show of grit.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading It was easy to see that his wrist was in bad shape.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Andy, you can’t do it to-day,” pleaded Pepper.
Chapter 7 of The Putnam Hall Champions by Edward Stratemeyer holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 7 holds 159 sentences of The Putnam Hall Champions, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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