Chapter 4 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last! Got you, you little demon! I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce. This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow." The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
Chapter 4 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading “The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “Got you, you little demon!”
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
From this reading “The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.”
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading “SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last!”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."”
flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
From this reading “I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.”
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.”
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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 I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
later than; following
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
disposed to please
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last!
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Got you, you little demon!
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got you, you little demon!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
and nothing more
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
immediately past
From this reading SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last!
the sound of laughing
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Got you, you little demon!
engage in
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
social deportment
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
To recall to mind.
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME INTRODUCTIONS "At last!
not in physical motion
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading The amiable Rawlings, still smarting after his downfall in the train, had waylaid Clive Darrell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This'll help to make you remember manners, and is just a sample of what's to follow."
at the time that
From this reading I'll teach you to laugh when a beggarly froggy gives me sauce.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Got you, you little demon!
Chapter 4 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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 4 holds 333 sentences of King of Ranleigh: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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