Chapter 13 of The Manor School is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Manor School is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House. Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen. They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family. The house was very old, but extremely roomy. There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
Chapter 13 of The Manor School is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.”
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.”
capable of being imagined
From this reading “There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.”
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “The house was very old, but extremely roomy.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.”
characterized by variety
From this reading “Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.”
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.
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.”
In this reading “There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.”
In this reading “They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.”
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
(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 They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
a social unit living together
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
capable of being imagined
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
an educational institution
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were corridors and long passages and endless small rooms in every imaginable direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
characterized by variety
From this reading Their ages varied from thirteen to eighteen.
precisely as stated
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was very old, but extremely roomy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They were almost all English girls, well brought up, and of good family.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MANOR SCHOOL There were forty boarders at Penwerne House.
Chapter 13 of The Manor School by L. T. Meade holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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