Chapter 8 of Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor. "Are you hit?" Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded. "Where did it strike you? Was it a bullet--or what?"
Chapter 8 of Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an appealing manner
From this reading “Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Was it a bullet--or what?"”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Are you hit?"”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Where did it strike you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Was it a bullet--or what?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
in an appealing manner
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hit?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Was it a bullet--or what?"
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did it strike you?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Are you hit?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where did it strike you?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it a bullet--or what?"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Where did it strike you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
in the direction of
From this reading THE COWARD "Great heavens!" gasped Mr. Merrick, running toward the doctor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gys looked up at him appealingly and nodded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a bullet--or what?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Was it a bullet--or what?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did it strike you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hit?"
Chapter 8 of Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 151 sentences of Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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