Chapter 20 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank. "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want." "Will ye?" asked the farmer. "That'll be th' thing. I'll fool th' savage critter.
Chapter 20 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."”
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading “I'll fool th' savage critter.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"Will ye?" asked the farmer.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I'll fool th' savage critter.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “I'll fool th' savage critter.”
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 “FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “"Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will ye?" asked the farmer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That'll be th' thing.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading I'll fool th' savage critter.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Will ye?" asked the farmer.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I'll fool th' savage critter.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll fool th' savage critter.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading FOLLOWED BY SANDY "I have it!" exclaimed Frank.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading I'll fool th' savage critter.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "That'll be th' thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll be th' thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will ye?" asked the farmer.
a special situation
From this reading "That'll be th' thing.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will ye?" asked the farmer.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Will ye?" asked the farmer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get into our boat and we'll land you anywhere you want."
Chapter 20 of The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 20 holds 86 sentences of The Heroes of the School, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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