Chapter 1 of That scholarship boy is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of That scholarship boy is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROTHER AND SISTER. 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's. Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.' 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table. 'Who is the new boy?' she asked.
Chapter 1 of That scholarship boy is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.”
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.”
an educational institution
From this reading “'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
move an implement through
From this reading “Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'”
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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 say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Who is the new boy?' she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
opinion or judgment
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Who is the new boy?' she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
engage in
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
express in words
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
an educational institution
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Who is the new boy?' she asked.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
move an implement through
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Haven't had one for ages and ages, so it's made quite a stir among us.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I say, we've got a new boy at Torrington's.
at the time that
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
which person or people
From this reading 'Who is the new boy?' she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You can make stir enough when you are coming out of school,' said his sister, lifting her eyes from her lessons and looking across the table.
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