Chapter 5 of Scissors is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Scissors is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity. It was all new to him, and enjoyable also. The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley. He had had tremendous good luck in this. Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
Chapter 5 of Scissors is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading “The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.”
surprising greatly
From this reading “I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.”
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading “It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.”
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading “Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.”
a rate that is rapid
From this reading “I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.”
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 “I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.”
an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “He had had tremendous good luck in this.”
In this reading “Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.”
In this reading “I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
(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 It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
in addition
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
surprising greatly
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
a rate that is rapid
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading He had had tremendous good luck in this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all new to him, and enjoyable also.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The masters were such a decent set of fellows, and already John had formed a strong alliance with Vernley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I John's first week at Sedley passed with amazing rapidity.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Vernley was in his second year and entitled to a study.
Chapter 5 of Scissors by Cecil Roberts holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of Scissors, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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