Chapter 47 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 47 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CRISIS WITH BUD. Ralph sat still at his desk. The school had gone. All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench. "Why, Shocky, haven't you gone yet?"
Chapter 47 of The Hoosier Schoolmaster is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.”
lacking a back
From this reading “All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “A CRISIS WITH BUD.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “A CRISIS WITH BUD.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Ralph sat still at his desk.”
an educational institution
From this reading “The school had gone.”
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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 A CRISIS WITH BUD.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
lacking a back
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
a partially opened flower
From this reading A CRISIS WITH BUD.
intentionally conceived
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading A CRISIS WITH BUD.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The school had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The school had gone.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
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From this reading "Why, Shocky, haven't you gone yet?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
an educational institution
From this reading The school had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ralph sat still at his desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school had gone.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Shocky, haven't you gone yet?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CRISIS WITH BUD.
but in spite of that
From this reading All at once he became conscious that Shocky sat yet in his accustomed place upon the hard, backless bench.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Shocky, haven't you gone yet?"
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