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Chapter 24 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped. For a moment there was a stunned silence. Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys. To them it seemed a capital joke. But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
Chapter 24 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “For a moment there was a stunned silence.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
not deserved or earned
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
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temporarily
In this reading “For a moment there was a stunned silence.”
In this reading “AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.”
In this reading “Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.”
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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 For a moment there was a stunned silence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
lacking funds
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
the act of departing
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
only a very short time before
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
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From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mr. Leith did not laugh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
the act of punishing
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
move hurridly
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a roar of laughter broke from the boys.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To them it seemed a capital joke.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
not deserved or earned
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment there was a stunned silence.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading AN UNDESERVED PUNISHMENT The whirling fan, going at tremendous speed, had scattered the contents of the egg far and wide, and hardly any one had escaped.
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