Chapter 8 of The Spirit of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Spirit of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening. I am asking Dorr also. “Yours, “AMES.” Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
Chapter 8 of The Spirit of the School is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I am asking Dorr also.”
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
go at a rack
From this reading “Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““Yours, “AMES.””
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 “AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.”
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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 AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
in addition
From this reading I am asking Dorr also.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am asking Dorr also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I am asking Dorr also.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am asking Dorr also.
let fall to the ground
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
being one more than seven
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
set up or found
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am asking Dorr also.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
a brief written record
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
go at a rack
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hansel found this note in the rack the next forenoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading AMES STATES HIS POSITION “Dana:--Try and drop in to see me for a few minutes between seven and eight this evening.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours, “AMES.”
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