Chapter 5 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"His new fag--poor little beggar!" "It's a pity. Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago." "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain. Old Ponty won't do it.
Chapter 5 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"His new fag--poor little beggar!"”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."”
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
From this reading “"His new fag--poor little beggar!"”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.”
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
From this reading “"Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “"It's a pity.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “"Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.”
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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 "It's a pity.
in the past
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Old Ponty won't do it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Ponty won't do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a pity.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Ponty won't do it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "It's a pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ponty won't do it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "His new fag--poor little beggar!"
one of four equal parts
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
at the time that
From this reading "Never mind," said Cresswell, "Mansfield has got his eyes open, and I fancy he'll be down in that quarter when he's captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ponty won't do it.
a late time of life
From this reading Poor Forbes was just like him a couple of years ago."
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