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Chapter 4 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED. While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father: "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag. The ugliness of it would make you sick. The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
Chapter 4 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unequivocally detestable
From this reading “"MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “"MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “"MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.”
past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea
From this reading “WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.”
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “The ugliness of it would make you sick.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “"MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.”
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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 "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
unequivocally detestable
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
a special loved one
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
at any time
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
engage in
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The people are as ugly as the country, and they're so stiff and stuck-up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
in or at the place that
From this reading "MY DARLING DADDY.--If ever there was a cold, dreary, abominable land, it is this where they wave the British flag.
during the time that
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading WIT AND GENIUS: THE PLAN PROPOUNDED.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
the act of creating written works
From this reading While Kathleen was locked in Alice's room, she was writing to her father:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The ugliness of it would make you sick.
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