Chapter 30 of The Manor School is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Manor School is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose. She stood and faced the girls. "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all. The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself. Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
Chapter 30 of The Manor School is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “She stood and faced the girls.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.”
someone who tells a story
From this reading “A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.”
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.”
not used up
From this reading “Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.”
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 “"There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.”
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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 A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
(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 "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
in addition
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She stood and faced the girls.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She stood and faced the girls.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
someone who tells a story
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
above and across; more than
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
not used up
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
an educational institution
From this reading The school contains forty girls, reckoning Christian herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood and faced the girls.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood and faced the girls.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christian cannot appear, but I should like the remaining nineteen to come to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "There are here," she said, "about twenty in all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
at the time that
From this reading A PRISONER IN THE TOOL-HOUSE When the story was over and the narrator had gone away, Miss Peacock also rose.
Chapter 30 of The Manor School by L. T. Meade holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 30 holds 191 sentences of The Manor School, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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