Chapter 4 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 4 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I will tie you up.” “You shan’t.” “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.” “I won’t.” “You must, or till the tigers have you.
Chapter 4 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must, or till the tigers have you.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““You must, or till the tigers have you.”
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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 “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will tie you up.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must, or till the tigers have you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You must, or till the tigers have you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shan’t.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You must, or till the tigers have you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will tie you up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must, or till the tigers have you.
up to a particular time
From this reading “You must, or till the tigers have you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will tie you up.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will tie you up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won’t.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will tie you up.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you sleep at your post, you have to be tied to a tree, you know you have, and be left there to starve.”
