Chapter 21 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE FAIR "Quick! Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned. Bart passed him a wad. Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch. As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
Chapter 21 of The Heroes of the School is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Bart passed him a wad.”
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.”
compress into a wad
From this reading “Bart passed him a wad.”
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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In this reading “Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.”
In this reading “As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.”
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 Bart passed him a wad.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FAIR "Quick!
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Bart passed him a wad.
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
put or send forth
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading AT THE FAIR "Quick!
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bart passed him a wad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
set afire or burning
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
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From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
above and across; more than
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Bart passed him a wad.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading AT THE FAIR "Quick!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Hand me some more paper!" exclaimed Ned.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FAIR "Quick!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
compress into a wad
From this reading Bart passed him a wad.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading As the flame grew in brightness he held it above his head to cast a glow over the water.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without stopping to put oil on it Ned lighted the twisted torch.
Chapter 21 of The Heroes of the School by Allen Chapman holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 21 holds 92 sentences of The Heroes of the School, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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