Chapter 3 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed. "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon. "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?" "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple. "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
Chapter 3 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading “"Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.”
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “"Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “"Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “"Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “"Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.”
in a petulant manner
From this reading “"Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “"Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.”
come up with
In this reading “"It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."”
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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 "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
any person at all
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
a special situation
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
being seven more than thirty
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
male cat
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Did anybody do that thing about the two trains passing each other?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, that was easy enough!" laughed Temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn’t the arithmetic beastly stiff?" grumbled Tom Moon.
during the time that
From this reading "Don’t be such a fool!" said Braithwaite testily, while the others laughed.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "It worked out to thirty-seven seconds and a half."
Chapter 3 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story by Herbert Hayens holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 3 holds 391 sentences of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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