Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river. “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero. “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard? He may take it out of us in class.” “Shouldn’t wonder.
Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.”
a boy or man
From this reading “BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.”
annoyed and irritable
From this reading ““He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading ““He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.”
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading ““Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?”
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading “BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading ““Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?”
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.
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?”
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 BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
for the reason that
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.
a boy or man
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
and nothing more
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “He certainly is grouchy,” agreed our hero.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shouldn’t wonder.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
carry out
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
male cat
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He may take it out of us in class.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Shouldn’t wonder.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading BRUCE IS WORRIED “Nice, pleasant sort of a chap for a professor--not!” exclaimed Jack, as he and Tom went a more roundabout, and public, way to the river.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Who’d think he’d rile up just because we cut through his back yard?
Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays by Allen Chapman holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 7 holds 134 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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