Chapter 13 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONCERT. The concert was a great affair. They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception. Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top. Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
Chapter 13 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “THE CONCERT.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading “They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.”
covered with water
From this reading “Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.”
plural of “refreshment” — snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading “They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.”
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
From this reading “Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a hall where many people can congregate
In this reading “Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The concert was a great affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The concert was a great affair.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading THE CONCERT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The concert was a great affair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
and nothing more
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
covered with water
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
plural of “refreshment” — snacks and drinks served as a light meal
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONCERT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not only the singing and playing from the musical pupils, but refreshments afterward and a little reception.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our Assembly Hall was full to overflowing.
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
From this reading Many of the townspeople came and the boys from Hill-Top.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The concert was a great affair.
Chapter 13 of At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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