Chapter 4 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room. "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please." "Yes, what do you want with him?" "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know." And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
Chapter 4 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."”
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading “"Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."”
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 “And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
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From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
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 And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, what do you want with him?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
with little or no delay
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading And he removed himself promptly from the reach of further questions.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
in the near future
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Yes, what do you want with him?"
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Oh! nothing," said Dick dissembling, "I only wanted to know."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As soon as class was over he made his way to the matron's room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, what do you want with him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, what do you want with him?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, what do you want with him?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know if Cresswell has come yet, please."
Chapter 4 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton by Talbot Baines Reed holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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