Chapter 12 of The Knights of the White Shield is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Knights of the White Shield is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLUB MENDED. "Then the club is all broken up?" "Yes," said Charlie, mournfully. "How did it happen?" "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Chapter 12 of The Knights of the White Shield is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “"Then the club is all broken up?"”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE CLUB MENDED.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “"You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."”
come to pass
From this reading “"How did it happen?"”
having been got the better of
From this reading “"You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."”
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “THE CLUB MENDED.”
an educational institution
From this reading “"You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."”
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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 "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
(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 "Then the club is all broken up?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Then the club is all broken up?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Charlie, mournfully.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE CLUB MENDED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did it happen?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
come to pass
From this reading "How did it happen?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did it happen?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then the club is all broken up?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How did it happen?"
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
having been got the better of
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading THE CLUB MENDED.
in a mournful manner
From this reading "Yes," said Charlie, mournfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Charlie, mournfully.
an educational institution
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLUB MENDED.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then the club is all broken up?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Then the club is all broken up?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Charlie, mournfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, Will"--every body called the apothecary's clerk Will--"we had a school and Sid kept it, and he licked the fellers, and they couldn't stand it."
Chapter 12 of The Knights of the White Shield by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Rand holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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