Chapter 14 of The Great Experience is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Great Experience is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Friendship's Claim. "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man. I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you. How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?" The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
Chapter 14 of The Great Experience is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Friendship's Claim.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.”
superlative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.”
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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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"”
seek information from
In this reading “The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.”
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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 "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
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From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Friendship's Claim.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Friendship's Claim.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
superlative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy's eyes flashed and he looked up at George Cadman with keenest delight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would you like to go away to that military academy that I spoke of?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Harold, you are getting to be quite a little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you'll be one before I get my plans made for you.
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