Chapter 2 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WILD IRISH GIRL. Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion. At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour. The girls streamed into the playground. The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
Chapter 2 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “THE WILD IRISH GIRL.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.”
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading “The girls streamed into the playground.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.”
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading “The girls streamed into the playground.”
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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 At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
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From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
terminate
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
being one more than ten
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
a young female
From this reading THE WILD IRISH GIRL.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls streamed into the playground.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girls streamed into the playground.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading THE WILD IRISH GIRL.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
according to the clock
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading The girls streamed into the playground.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
one of four equal parts
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading The girls streamed into the playground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILD IRISH GIRL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
precisely as stated
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The playground was very large, and was asphalted, and in consequence quite dry and pleasant to walk on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At eleven o'clock there was a break for a quarter of an hour.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lessons went on in their usual orderly fashion.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading THE WILD IRISH GIRL.
Chapter 2 of The Rebel of the School by L. T. Meade holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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