Chapter 6 of Back to Billabong is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Back to Billabong is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction. “How d'you mean?” Wilfred looked up curiously. “Lots of things. She looks all different.
Chapter 6 of Back to Billabong is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Wilfred looked up curiously.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “She looks all different.”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She looks all different.”
a large number or amount
From this reading ““Lots of things.”
look attentively
From this reading “THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She looks all different.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How d'you mean?”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading She looks all different.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How d'you mean?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks all different.
a large number or amount
From this reading “Lots of things.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “How d'you mean?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Lots of things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks all different.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Lots of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
look attentively
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wilfred looked up curiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WATCH DOGS “Well, if you ask me, she's up to something,” said Avice with conviction.
Chapter 6 of Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 268 sentences of Back to Billabong, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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