Chapter 4 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY ROOMMATES. "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!" I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile. "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me." A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
Chapter 4 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “"I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."”
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.”
slightly wet
From this reading “"I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “"Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"”
plural of “roommate” — an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “MY ROOMMATES.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “"I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."”
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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 I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
in actual fact
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
(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 "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
slightly wet
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
to come or go into
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
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From this reading "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
and nothing more
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY ROOMMATES.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
plural of “roommate” — an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading MY ROOMMATES.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Heavens, I'm tired of tears!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
showing sorrow
From this reading "I'm actually damp from all of the weeping going on around me."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A stormy voice was raised in the room that I was about to enter, and I stopped in the hall, not knowing just what to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought as my conductor left me with a significant smile.
Chapter 4 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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