Chapter 4 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling. "Poor little midge! ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking! Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something. Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
Chapter 4 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading “Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.”
without deviation
From this reading “"I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!”
minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
From this reading “"Poor little midge!”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “"I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!”
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 “Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.”
In this reading “"I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.”
In this reading “Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.”
In this reading “’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
later than; following
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
without deviation
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
divisible by two
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Poor little midge!
minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
From this reading "Poor little midge!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor little midge!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
express in words
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "I’ll go in directly after tea," he said, his eyes sparkling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
the act of using
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading ’twill be dreary enough in the hospital; but, I say, fancy her walking!
(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 Well, I’ll turn off here and run straight home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Even if she has to use a crutch it will be something.
Chapter 4 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story by Herbert Hayens holds 422 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 4 holds 422 sentences of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Gayton Scholarship: A School Story by Herbert Hayens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 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.
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