Chapter 2 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!” “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.” “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep. Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.” “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
Chapter 2 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading ““Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading ““Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.””
liveliness and energy
From this reading ““Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.”
add pepper to
From this reading ““Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.”
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading ““Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.””
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading ““Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.””
three of four equal parts
From this reading “Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.””
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 “OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!””
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 “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
(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 “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
and nothing more
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
liveliness and energy
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
add pepper to
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, I’ll remember it right enough,” grumbled Pepper Ditmore, as he fixed the skate strap.
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
carry out
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
three of four equal parts
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading OUT ON THE ICE “Line up, fellows, line up!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a minute, Jack, my skate strap is loose.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Remember, we have only three-quarters of an hour off to-day.”
(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, don’t take all the afternoon to fix it, Pep.
Chapter 2 of The Putnam Hall Rivals by Edward Stratemeyer holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 2 holds 71 sentences of The Putnam Hall Rivals, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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