Chapter 3 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY. MR. PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing. Perhaps it was so. He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
Chapter 3 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.”
hunting ducks
From this reading “He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERY.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.”
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading “He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.”
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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 PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
hunting ducks
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was so.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY.
not any; not one
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
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From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was so.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it was so.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading He got a ducking, but, being a strong swimmer, probably suffered no real danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEACOCKE himself said that in this matter a great deal of fuss was made about nothing.
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