Chapter 22 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon. Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall. “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom. “No, sir, not yet. I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
Chapter 22 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.”
your parents
From this reading ““Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.”
a quick look
From this reading “THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.””
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
plural of “wattle” — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
From this reading “Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.””
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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at or in the front
In this reading “Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.”
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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 SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
your parents
From this reading “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.
set up or found
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
a quick look
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Have his folks gone, Wattles?” asked Tom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
come together
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir, not yet.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, sir, not yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir, not yet.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
male cat
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE SCRUB DISBANDS Neither Clif nor Tom had more than a glimpse of Loring until late Sunday afternoon.
plural of “wattle” — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then Wattles found them both in Tom’s room and announced that Loring would like to see them in front of East Hall.
but in spite of that
From this reading “No, sir, not yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think Mister Loring wishes you to meet them, sir.”
Chapter 22 of The Fighting Scrub by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 22 holds 229 sentences of The Fighting Scrub, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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