Chapter 11 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE. It was a desperate moment. Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first. Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened. Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
Chapter 11 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 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.
shining intensely
From this reading “Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.”
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.”
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 “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.”
In this reading “BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.”
In this reading “Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.”
In this reading “Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.”
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 It was a desperate moment.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
shining intensely
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
and nothing more
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
cut with a saw
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
only a very short time before
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
express in words
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
a source of difficulty
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
which person or people
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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