Chapter 15 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer! They might almost have heard it at Broadwood! “_Rah, rah, rah! Rah, rah, rah! Rah, rah, rah!
Chapter 15 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!”
give encouragement to
From this reading “THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!”
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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 THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
give encouragement to
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Rah, rah, rah!
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might almost have heard it at Broadwood!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN MAKES A SPEECH That _was_ a cheer!
Chapter 15 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 207 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 15 holds 207 sentences of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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