Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Champions is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Champions is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!” “What is it, Andy? You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.” And the young major sat up in bed in wonder. “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Champions is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!””
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading ““Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!””
on a floor below
From this reading ““Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.””
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
From this reading “A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!””
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading ““Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.””
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 ““Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.”
In this reading ““Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.”
In this reading “And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.”
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 A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is it, Andy?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
on a floor below
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
From this reading A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, Andy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, Andy?
a small worthless amount
From this reading A CANNON AND A FLAGSTAFF DISAPPEAR “Jack!”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, Andy?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look as excited as if you had met a lion face to face.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And the young major sat up in bed in wonder.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hustle into your clothing and come downstairs.
Chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Champions by Edward Stratemeyer holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 26 holds 121 sentences of The Putnam Hall Champions, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Putnam Hall Champions by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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