Chapter 5 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing. "I wish you'd been there to see." "I wish--" The Colonel stopped short. "No, no. Tut, tut!
Chapter 5 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a courageous manner
From this reading “"Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “"Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “"I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “Tut, tut!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you'd been there to see."”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
in a courageous manner
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
a short vivid experience
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish--" The Colonel stopped short.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading Tut, tut!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, bravely," cried Singh, with his eyes flashing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you'd been there to see."
Chapter 5 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays by George Manville Fenn holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 431 sentences of Glyn Severn's Schooldays, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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