Chapter 9 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR. DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL. "There she is!" cried Jill. "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails. "There, Boy, there.
Chapter 9 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 682 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"There, Boy, there.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"There she is!" cried Jill.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “"Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.”
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading “"Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.”
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There, Boy, there.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
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From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
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From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
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From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
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