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The Sweep Winner

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WHAT A FINISH!
What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
The shouting was tremendous.
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The Sweep Winner

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Sweep Winner is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHAT A FINISH!
/wʌt ə ˈfɪnɪʃ/
Line 2
What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
Line 3
It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
Line 4
His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
Line 5
The shouting was tremendous.
/ðə ˈʃaʊtɪŋ wɑːz trəˈmendəs/

Learner Dictionary

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.

forging noun US /ˈfɔːrdʒɪŋ/

shaping metal by heating and hammering

From this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

galloping verb US /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading “His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.”

Glen noun US /ɡlen/

a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

jacket noun US /ˈdʒækət/

a short coat

From this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

promising adjective US /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading “What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.”

pulses noun US /ˈpʌlsɪz/

plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

standstill noun US /ˈstændstɪl/

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

From this reading “His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.”

thrilling adjective US /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

tremendous pace adjective + noun

In this reading “What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.”

beat rapidly verb + particle

In this reading “It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.”

came up verb + adjective counted as “come up”

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.”

never done adverb + adjective

In this reading “His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WHAT A FINISH!

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

Barellan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

beatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

FINISHverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading WHAT A FINISH!

forgingnounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒɪŋ/

shaping metal by heating and hammering

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

gallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

GlennounUS /ɡlen/

a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/

a short coat

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

Leigh's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

pacenounUS /peɪs/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/

plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

quivered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/

with speed

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

shoutingnounUS /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading The shouting was tremendous.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

sky-bluenoun

a light shade of blue

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

standstillnounUS /ˈstændstɪl/

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.

watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.

WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT A FINISH!

Chapter 27 of The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould holds 122 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.

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Chapter 27 holds 122 sentences of The Sweep Winner, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

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