Chapter 15 of Glengarry School Days is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Glengarry School Days is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?” Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew. “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.” “And all of them bound for the ministry?” “So they say.
Chapter 15 of Glengarry School Days is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading “THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?””
a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
From this reading “THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?””
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading ““Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.””
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading ““And all of them bound for the ministry?””
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?””
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading ““Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.””
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(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 “And all of them bound for the ministry?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And all of them bound for the ministry?”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
confined by bonds
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From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And all of them bound for the ministry?”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the force of workers available
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading “And all of them bound for the ministry?”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
express in words
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So they say.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
carry out
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So they say.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Professor Gray was catechizing his nephew.
which person or people
From this reading “Ten of them, sir, besides the minister's son, who is going to take the full university course.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading THE RESULT “How many did you say, Craven, of those Glengarry men of yours?”
Chapter 15 of Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 126 sentences of Glengarry School Days, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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