Chapter 24 of The Yale Cup is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Yale Cup is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face. “Look here, Sam! Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday. Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?” “Who’s us?”
Chapter 24 of The Yale Cup is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
possessive form of “owen” — Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.”
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.
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a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
In this reading “Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.”
In this reading “Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.”
observe with attention
In this reading “ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, Sam!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
possessive form of “owen” — Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
done under pressure
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Look here, Sam!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
express a supposition
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Bob Owen’s sent me two tickets to the Harvard-Yale Freshman ball game on Wednesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’s us?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROBERT OWEN, FRESHMAN On the Monday following the Hillbury games, Duncan rushed in with a letter in his hand, and an eager look on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you suppose they’d let us off to go?”
Chapter 24 of The Yale Cup by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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