Chapter 9 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quite, sir. Certain. I wouldn't have taken the thing out. I hated his having it here." "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
Chapter 9 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an occurrence of something
From this reading “"But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Certain.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “"But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “I hated his having it here."”
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “"But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “"But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “I wouldn't have taken the thing out.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
set up or found
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I hated his having it here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I hated his having it here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I hated his having it here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I hated his having it here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hated his having it here."
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
immediately past
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
fasten with a lock
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Quite, sir.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
express in words
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
a special situation
From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
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From this reading I wouldn't have taken the thing out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But tell me this," said the Doctor; "the last time you found the keys hanging in the lock, did you look in to see if the case was there?"
Chapter 9 of Glyn Severn's Schooldays by George Manville Fenn holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 9 holds 443 sentences of Glyn Severn's Schooldays, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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