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The Luckiest Girl in the School

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Luckiest Girl in the School is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.
"Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?
If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!
My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!
What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"
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The Luckiest Girl in the School

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Luckiest Girl in the School is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.
Line 2
"Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?
Line 3
If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!
Line 4
My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!
Line 5
What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

buck verb US /bʌk/

to strive with determination

From this reading “If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!”

cricket noun US /ˈkrɪkət/

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading “The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.”

loafers noun US /ˈloʊfərz/

plural of “loafer” — person who does no work

From this reading “My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!”

lounging verb US /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading “What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"”

practicing verb US /ˈpræktəsɪŋ/

-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

From this reading “What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"”

realize verb US /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading “"Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?”

team noun US /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading “The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.”

Wednesday noun US /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading “"Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

Binworth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

buckverbUS /bʌk/

to strive with determination

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

cricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

EndnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

hearties

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

loafersnounUS /ˈloʊfərz/

plural of “loafer” — person who does no work

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

loungingverbUS /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

practicingverbUS /ˈpræktəsɪŋ/

-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

realizeverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

Seaton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

teamnounUS /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

TermnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

versus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

Winona

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The End of the Term "Look here, my hearties!" said Winona to the cricket team.

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading What are you doing lounging about here, when you ought to be practicing for all you're worth?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you realize that Seaton _versus_ Binworth is on Wednesday week?

you'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you don't, it's time you did, and you'd better buck up!

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My opinion of you at this present moment is that you're a set of loafers!

Chapter 20 of The Luckiest Girl in the School by Angela Brazil holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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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Chapter 20 holds 264 sentences of The Luckiest Girl in the School, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of The Luckiest Girl in the School by Angela Brazil exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 264 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in The Luckiest Girl in the School

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Luckiest Girl in the School, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Seaton
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Luckiest Girl in the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
School
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Luckiest Girl in the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Large
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Luckiest Girl in the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Handsome
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Luckiest Girl in the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.