sentence
stringlengths
3
1.07k
word
stringlengths
1
17
bigram
stringlengths
3
25
"Professor McGonagall told me all about the special circumstances, Potter.
sideways
sideways glance
And what model is it?"
glance
glance at
"A Nimbus Two Thousand, sit," said Harry, fighting not to laugh at the look of horror on Malfoy's face.
at
at Dumbledore
"And it's really thanks to Malfoy here that I've got it," he added.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore here
Harry and Ron headed upstairs, smothering their laughter at Malfoy's obvious rage and confusion.
here
here ,
"Well, it's true," Harry chortled as they reached the top of the marble staircase, "If he hadn't stolen Neville's Remembrall I wouln't be on the team...." "So I suppose you think that's a reward for breaking rules?"
,
, as
came an angry voice from just behind them.
as
as though
Hermione was stomping up the stairs, looking disapprovingly at the package in Harry's hand.
though
though hoping
"I thought you weren't speaking to us?"
hoping
hoping he
said Harry.
he
he was
"Yes, don't stop now," said Ron, "it's doing us so much good."
was
was going
Hermione marched away with her nose in the air.
going
going to
Harry had a lot of trouble keeping his mind on his lessons that day.
to
to tell
It kept wandering up to the dormitory where his new broomstick was lying under his bed, or straying off to the Quidditch field where he'd be learning to play that night.
tell
tell her
He bolted his dinner that evening without noticing what he was eating, and then rushed upstairs with Ron to unwrap the Nimbus Two Thousand at last.
her
her something
"Wow," Ron sighed, as the broomstick rolled onto Harry's bedspread.
something
something ,
Even Harry, who knew nothing about the different brooms, thought it looked wonderful.
,
, but
Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top.
but
but he
As seven o'clock drew nearer, Harry left the castle and set off in the dusk toward the Quidditch field.
he
he did
Held never been inside the stadium before.
did
did n't
Hundreds of seats were raised in stands around the field so that the spectators were high enough to see what was going on.
n't
n't ,
At either end of the field were three golden poles with hoops on the end.
,
, so
They reminded Harry of the little plastic sticks Muggle children blew bubbles through, except that they were fifty feet high.
so
so she
Too eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry mounted his broomstick and kicked off from the ground.
she
she went
What a feeling -- he swooped in and out of the goal posts and then sped up and down the field.
went
went on
The Nimbus Two Thousand turned wherever he wanted at his lightest touch.
on
on .
"Hey, Potter, come down!'
.
. ``
Oliver Wood had arrived.
``
`` A
fie was carrying a large wooden crate under his arm.
A
A fine
Harry landed next to him.
fine
fine thing
"Very nice," said Wood, his eyes glinting.
thing
thing it
"I see what McGonagall meant... you really are a natural.
it
it would
I'm just going to teach you the rules this evening, then you'll be joining team practice three times a week."
would
would be
He opened the crate.
be
be if
Inside were four different-sized balls.
if
if ,
"Right," said Wood.
,
, on
"Now, Quidditch is easy enough to understand, even if it's not too easy to play.
on
on the
There are seven players on each side.
the
the very
Three of them are called Chasers."
very
very day
"Three Chasers," Harry repeated, as Wood took out a bright red ball about the size of a soccer ball.
day
day YouKnow-Who
"This ball's called the Quaffle," said Wood.
YouKnow-Who
YouKnow-Who seems
"The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through one of the hoops to score a goal.
seems
seems to
Ten points every time the Quaffle goes through one of the hoops.
to
to have
Follow me?"
have
have disappeared
"The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score," Harry recited.
disappeared
disappeared at
"So -- that's sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn't it?"
at
at last
"What's basketball?"
last
last ,
said Wood curiously.
,
, the
"Never mind," said Harry quickly.
the
the Muggles
"Now, there's another player on each side who's called the Keeper -I'm Keeper for Gryffindor.
Muggles
Muggles found
I have to fly around our hoops and stop the other team from scoring."
found
found out
"Three Chasers, one Keeper," said Harry, who was determined to remember it all.
out
out about
"And they play with the Quaffle.
about
about us
Okay, got that.
us
us all
So what are they for?"
all
all .
He pointed at the three balls left inside the box.
.
. I
"I'll show you now," said Wood.
I
I suppose
"Take this."
suppose
suppose he
He handed Harry a small club, a bit like a short baseball bat.
he
he really
"I'm going to show you what the Bludgers do," Wood said.
really
really has
"These two are the Bludgers."
has
has gone
He showed Harry two identical balls, jet black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle.
gone
gone ,
Harry noticed that they seemed to be straining to escape the straps holding them inside the box.
,
, Dumbledore
"Stand back," Wood warned Harry.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ?
He bent down and freed one of the Bludgers.
?
? ''
At once, the black ball rose high in the air and then pelted straight at Harry's face.
''
'' ``
Harry swung at it with the bat to stop it from breaking his nose, and sent it zigzagging away into the air -- it zoomed around their heads and then shot at Wood, who dived on top of it and managed to pin it to the ground.
``
`` It
"See?"
It
It certainly
Wood panted, forcing the struggling Bludger back into the crate and strapping it down safely.
certainly
certainly seems
"The Bludgers rocket around, trying to knock players off their brooms.
seems
seems so
That's why you have two Beaters on each team -- the Weasley twins are ours -- it's their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them toward the other team.
so
so ,
So -- think you've got all that?"
,
, ''
"Three Chasers try and score with the Quaffle; the Keeper guards the goal posts; the Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team," Harry reeled off.
''
'' said
"Very good," said Wood.
said
said Dumbledore
"Er -- have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?"
Dumbledore
Dumbledore .
Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand.
.
. ``
"Never at Hogwarts.
``
`` We
We've had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse than that.
We
We have
Now, the last member of the team is the Seeker.
have
have much
That's you.
much
much to
And you don't have to worry about the Quaffle or the Bludgers unless they crack my head open."
to
to be
"Don't worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers -- I mean, they're like a pair of human Bludgers themselves."
be
be thankful
Wood reached into the crate and took out the fourth and last ball.
thankful
thankful for
Compared with the Quaffle and the Bludgers, it was tiny, about the size of a large walnut.
for
for .
It was bright gold and had little fluttering silver wings.
.
. Would
"This," said Wood, "is the Golden Snitch, and it's the most important ball of the lot.
Would
Would you
It's very hard to catch because it's so fast and difficult to see.
you
you care
It's the Seeker's job to catch it.
care
care for
You've got to weave in and out of the Chasers, Beaters, Bludgers, and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win.
for
for a
That's why Seekers get fouled so much.
a
a lemon
A game of Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages -- I think the record is three months, they had to keep bringing on substitutes so the players could get some sleep.
lemon
lemon drop
"Well, that's it -- any questions?"
drop
drop ?
Harry shook his head.
?
? ''
He understood what he had to do all right, it was doing it that was going to be the problem.
''
'' ``
"We won't practice with the Snitch yet," said Wood, carefully shutting it back inside the crate, "it's too dark, we might lose it.
``
`` A
Let's try you out with a few of these."
A
A what
He pulled a bag of ordinary golf balls out of his pocket and a few minutes later, he and Harry were up in the air, Wood throwing the golf balls as hard as he could in every direction for Harry to catch.
what
what ?
Harry didn't miss a single one, and Wood was delighted.
?
? ''
After half an hour, night had really fallen and they couldn't carry on.
''
'' ``
"That Quidditch cup'll have our name on it this year," said Wood happily as they trudged back up to the castle.
``
`` A