Chapter 19 of The Manor School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Manor School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past. Star called out when she saw her: "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?" "No." "Will you lend it to me?
Chapter 19 of The Manor School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.”
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.”
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “"Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"Will you lend it to me?”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “"Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"”
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utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Star called out when she saw her:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Star called out when she saw her:
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Star called out when she saw her:
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will you lend it to me?
bestow a quality on
From this reading "Will you lend it to me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you lend it to me?
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Star called out when she saw her:
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
cut with a saw
From this reading Star called out when she saw her:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Star called out when she saw her:
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you lend it to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
at the time that
From this reading DAWSON'S BILL Star was pacing up and down in one of the corridors when Christian went past.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you lend it to me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Christian, are you using your Greek history to-night?"
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Chapter 19 holds 160 sentences of The Manor School, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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