Chapter 1 of A day at Happy Hollow School is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A day at Happy Hollow School is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom. Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard. (Enter teacher. Severe-looking, wearing eye-glasses. Arranges books and papers on desk.
Chapter 1 of A day at Happy Hollow School is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrange” — put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “Arranges books and papers on desk.”
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
From this reading “Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.”
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.”
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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 A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
third-person singular of “arrange” — put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading Arranges books and papers on desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Arranges books and papers on desk.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
to come or go into
From this reading (Enter teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Severe-looking, wearing eye-glasses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arranges books and papers on desk.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Arranges books and papers on desk.
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
an educational institution
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading A Day at Happy Hollow School A Day at Happy Hollow School ACT I. SETTING--Interior of schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Severe-looking, wearing eye-glasses.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Chairs arranged in rows for scholars; desk and chair for teacher; blackboard.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Severe-looking, wearing eye-glasses.
Chapter 1 of A day at Happy Hollow School by Lettie Cook Van Derveer holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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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