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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip. “How long have you had this in your pocket?” Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him. “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you. Aha! you’re afraid! aha!”
Chapter 7 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
later than; following
From this reading “Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““How long have you had this in your pocket?””
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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 come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
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From this reading Aha! you’re afraid! aha!”
later than; following
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aha! you’re afraid! aha!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
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From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
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From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
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From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
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From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark tried to run away, he could only trot; Jack turned his mare’s head, as if half-inclined to drive after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you come,” said Mark, shaking his fist, “we’ll shoot you and stick a spear into you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You rascal,” said Jack, flicking at him with his whip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aha! you’re afraid! aha!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How long have you had this in your pocket?”
