Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!” “Rah! Rah! Rah!--Elmwood!” “Three cheers for Holwell!”
Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading “A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!””
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
From this reading “Rah!--Elmwood!””
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!””
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!””
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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 A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
From this reading Rah!--Elmwood!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three cheers for Holwell!”
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From this reading “Rah!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A COWARD’S TRICK “Three cheers for Fairfield!”
Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays by Allen Chapman holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 146 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield's Schooldays by Allen Chapman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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