Chapter 18 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening. Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad. But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness. Had he actually heard anything? Had someone really passed him?
Chapter 18 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 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 “TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.”
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.”
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading “Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.”
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading “Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.”
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.”
hellish
From this reading “But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.”
having tracks
From this reading “TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
in actual fact
From this reading Had he actually heard anything?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
any thing at all
From this reading Had he actually heard anything?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he actually heard anything?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he actually heard anything?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Had he actually heard anything?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had someone really passed him?
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
above and across; more than
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Had someone really passed him?
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Had someone really passed him?
an educational institution
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Had someone really passed him?
not in physical motion
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
hellish
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
having tracks
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overhead there was a small crescent of the moon floating over the school and partially illuminating the quad.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading TRACKED DOWN Clive stood as still as a post, watching and listening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the corridors were plunged in stygian darkness.
Chapter 18 of King of Ranleigh: A School Story by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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 18 holds 296 sentences of King of Ranleigh: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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