Chapter 9 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar. Some of the smaller scholars were crying. Miss Williams looked quite pale. “Be quiet, children,” she said. “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
Chapter 9 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading ““Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Some of the smaller scholars were crying.”
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading “THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “Some of the smaller scholars were crying.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “Some of the smaller scholars were crying.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Miss Williams looked quite pale.”
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 youthful female person
In this reading ““Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.”
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.
(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 “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be quiet, children,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Be quiet, children,” she said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
demanding attention
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
take in solid food
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
a young female
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Williams looked quite pale.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Williams looked quite pale.
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Miss Williams looked quite pale.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Be quiet, children,” she said.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Miss Williams looked quite pale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Be quiet, children,” she said.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Be quiet, children,” she said.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NUTTING PARTY THE schoolroom was in an uproar.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the smaller scholars were crying.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, that cow will come in here and eat us all up!” blubbered one little girl.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Miss Williams looked quite pale.
Chapter 9 of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals by Frederick Gordon holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 137 sentences of Fairview Boys and Their Rivals, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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