Chapter XXVIII of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “The Punishment of a Bully,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXVIII of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “The Punishment of a Bully,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak. "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys. "What for?" "For many things." "I don't know what I have done."
Chapter XXVIII of The Putnam Hall Cadets, “The Punishment of a Bully,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"I don't know what I have done."”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “"Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “"Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.”
in the near future
From this reading “"Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.”
express in speech
From this reading “"Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"For many things."”
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In this reading “"For many things."”
In this reading “"Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.”
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(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 "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what I have done."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I don't know what I have done."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't know what I have done."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what I have done."
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know what I have done."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "For many things."
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
in the near future
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
express in speech
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Punish you!" came from all of the masked boys.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "For many things."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look here, what do you intend to do with me?" asked Dan Baxter, as soon as he could speak.
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