Chapter 25 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?” “Wait and see. You won’t have to wait long.” The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots. They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
Chapter 25 of The Putnam Hall Rivals is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.”
plural of “cot” — a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.”
plural of “crony” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.”
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 “They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.”
In this reading “You won’t have to wait long.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
plural of “cot” — a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
plural of “crony” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You won’t have to wait long.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
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 You won’t have to wait long.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
only a very short time before
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Wait and see.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
in the near future
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You won’t have to wait long.”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait and see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bully of Putnam Hall and his cronies were sleepy and soon tumbled on their cots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ATTACK AND A FIGHT “What’s doing, Andy?”
at the time that
From this reading They had scarcely gotten under the blankets when a general cry arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won’t have to wait long.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won’t have to wait long.”
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