Chapter 25 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned. There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all. And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well. But for the moment he was helpless. The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
Chapter 25 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading “And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.”
an unjust act
From this reading “There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.”
travel through water
From this reading “OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.”
give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading “And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.”
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.
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In this reading “The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.”
In this reading “And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.”
temporarily
In this reading “But for the moment he was helpless.”
In this reading “There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.”
In this reading “The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.”
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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 OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
(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 There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the moment he was helpless.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading But for the moment he was helpless.
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From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
an unjust act
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
engage in
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
a particular point in time
From this reading But for the moment he was helpless.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
travel through water
From this reading OFF FOR A SWIM Bobby sat as if stunned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The evidence was against him, and he was too proud to make any further protest or appeal to Mr. Leith.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was bitter revolt in his heart against the injustice of it all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, in addition, he felt as though he would like to get at Hicksley and thrash him well.
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