Chapter 23 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning. “I haven’t! I tell you it isn’t here!” “Not there!” Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
Chapter 23 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.”
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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In this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
In this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
In this reading “THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.”
In this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.”
In this reading “Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to 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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I tell you it isn’t here!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you it isn’t here!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not there!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
express in words
From this reading I tell you it isn’t here!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
from that place or that time
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Not there!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gerald turned and stared at the table and from the table to Dan’s hands and from thence to his face.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you it isn’t here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CUP DISAPPEARS “Then you’ve got it in your hand,” said Gerald untroubledly and without turning.
Chapter 23 of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 23 holds 243 sentences of Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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