Chapter 29 of The Manor School is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Manor School is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor. An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house. She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl. This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie. "That's right," said Jessie.
Chapter 29 of The Manor School is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading “She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
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.
In this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
In this reading “ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.”
a woman who is old
In this reading “An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.”
In this reading “An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.”
In this reading “This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.”
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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 An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
having companions or an escort
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
a young female
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
free from harm or evil
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," said Jessie.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's right," said Jessie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was accompanied by a pretty-looking little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," said Jessie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This old woman was met in the hall by Jessie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROSE TO THE RESCUE At an early hour on the following day there was an arrival at Penwerne Manor.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading An old woman got out of a cab and entered the house.
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