Chapter 20 of Captains of Harley: A School Story is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Captains of Harley: A School Story is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought. Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution. There was very little ragging. Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school. They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
Chapter 20 of Captains of Harley: A School Story is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading “They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.”
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading “THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.”
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
From this reading “Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.”
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading “They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.”
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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 Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was very little ragging.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
in motion
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading Harley had become a kind of expanded orphan school.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was very little ragging.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
an educational institution
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
in a shamefaced manner
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was very little ragging.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They took their exercise in crocodile formation, moving shamefacedly two by two.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was very little ragging.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was very little ragging.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LAST ROUND They were like days of drought.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever one moved about the school one noticed everywhere the same set look on every fellow’s face of patient resolution.
Chapter 20 of Captains of Harley: A School Story by Hylton Cleaver holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Chapter 20 holds 279 sentences of Captains of Harley: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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