Chapter 7 of Ward Hill, the Senior is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ward Hill, the Senior is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored. He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home. The applause was deafening now. He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side. "Go it, Ward!
Chapter 7 of Ward Hill, the Senior is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “The applause was deafening now.”
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.”
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading “The applause was deafening now.”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.”
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading “Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “"Go it, Ward!”
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 “He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.”
In this reading “He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.”
In this reading “Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.”
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 He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
(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 He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading The applause was deafening now.
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading The applause was deafening now.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go it, Ward!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
an expression of greeting
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Go it, Ward!
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The applause was deafening now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
move hurridly
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Before he had gained the third base both of the runners in advance of him had scored.
having come into contact
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
in the direction of
From this reading He touched the third base, and putting forth all his speed started toward home.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading "Go it, Ward!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The applause was deafening now.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
a Loloish language
From this reading He was dimly conscious of a mass of waving banners and flags off on his right, and that "Hi! yi! yi!" could be heard on every side.
Chapter 7 of Ward Hill, the Senior by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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