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Chapter 9 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford. "Pleasant! Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant. Poor Stee!" "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
Chapter 9 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “"Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “"Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “"Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “"Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.”
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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 Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Stee!"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Stee!"
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't pleasant, certainly," said Wraysford.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Old man, if you hadn't been there it would have been a good deal worse than unpleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pull your left, Greenfield senior, or you'll be into the bank!" sung out Paul.
Chapter 9 of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's by Talbot Baines Reed holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 404 sentences of The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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