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Bevis: The Story of a Boy
Bevis: The Story of a Boy

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 8 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 395 sentences of Bevis: The Story of a Boy, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

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“All right,” said Ted.
“But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.
“You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.
Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”
“The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.
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Bevis: The Story of a Boy

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“All right,” said Ted.
Line 2
“But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.
Line 3
“You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.
Line 4
Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”
Line 5
“The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading ““You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.””

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.””

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading ““You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.””

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

All

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “All right,” said Ted.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

armies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

Bevis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

camp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

camps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

circle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

come

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

continued

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From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

drawn

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From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

encamp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

going

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

hedge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

Here

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

hills

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

live

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

map

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

outside

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

Phil

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

represent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

right

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “All right,” said Ted.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “All right,” said Ted.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

showed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

side

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

sight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The armies will encamp in sight of each other,” said Phil.

Ted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “All right,” said Ted.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”

we're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But we’re going to have camps,” continued Bevis.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You’re going to have your camp just outside the hedge towards the hills, because you live that side, and you will come that way.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading Here,”--he showed Ted a circle, drawn on the map to represent a camp,--“that’s yours; and this is ours on this side, towards our house, as we shall come that way.”