Chapter 3 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pretty race," said some one. "Good action number two," replied another. "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what." "I should have said number three, myself." Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
Chapter 3 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “"Good action number two," replied another.”
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.”
any competition
From this reading “"Pretty race," said some one.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have said number three, myself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
ten 10s
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have said number three, myself."
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I should have said number three, myself."
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pretty race," said some one.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty race," said some one.
any competition
From this reading "Pretty race," said some one.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Pretty race," said some one.
only a very short time before
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have said number three, myself."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Pretty race," said some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I should have said number three, myself."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Good action number two," replied another.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Swinstead fancies him, and he knows what's what."
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Two hundred yards were done, and scarcely an inch had the position of the three runners altered.
Chapter 3 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton by Talbot Baines Reed holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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