Chapter 8 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I believe it is Pembury." "Very well. Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten? Good-night. Thank you for your advice!"
Chapter 8 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Thank you for your advice!"”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"I believe it is Pembury."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you for your advice!"”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Very well.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Thank you for your advice!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe it is Pembury."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank you for your advice!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe it is Pembury."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I believe it is Pembury."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I believe it is Pembury."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe it is Pembury."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you for your advice!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Send him to me, will you, to-morrow at ten?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you for your advice!"
Chapter 8 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's by Talbot Baines Reed holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 423 sentences of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's by Talbot Baines Reed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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