Chapter 21 of The Turner Twins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Turner Twins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Block that kick! Block that kick! Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field. Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s! Make it go!
Chapter 21 of The Turner Twins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 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 solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Block that kick!”
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading “Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.”
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading “Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!”
earnest or urgent request
From this reading “Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!”
jump lightly
From this reading “Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading ““_Block that kick!”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
(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 Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “_Block that kick!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
earnest or urgent request
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Make it go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
jump lightly
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
in a beseeching manner
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Make it go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “_Block that kick!
engage in
From this reading Make it go!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “_Block that kick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading Block that kick!_” chanted Farview imploringly, from across the trampled field.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet above the hoarse entreaty came Hop Kendrick’s confident voice: “All right, Hillman’s!
Chapter 21 of The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 21 holds 210 sentences of The Turner Twins, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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