Chapter 20 of The Rival Pitchers is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rival Pitchers is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler. "He'll be drowned! Save him, some one!" There was much commotion on the float. The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
Chapter 20 of The Rival Pitchers is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 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 disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “There was much commotion on the float.”
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading “The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “"He'll be drowned!”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “There was much commotion on the float.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.”
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading “A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.”
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.
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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 A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll be drowned!
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "He'll be drowned!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll be drowned!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Save him, some one!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Save him, some one!"
except for; apart from
From this reading Save him, some one!"
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Save him, some one!"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crowd surged to the edge and it tilted dangerously.
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading A GAME OF ANOTHER SORT "Oh!" screamed Miss Tyler.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was much commotion on the float.
Chapter 20 of The Rival Pitchers by Lester Chadwick holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 20 holds 146 sentences of The Rival Pitchers, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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