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

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 14 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 408 sentences of Bevis: The Story of a Boy, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Bevis: The Story of a Boy

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Volume
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“I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”
“Not hurt me!
Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”
Mark tore off a shaving.
“One thing though,” he added.
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Bevis: The Story of a Boy

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”
Line 2
“Not hurt me!
Line 3
Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”
Line 4
Mark tore off a shaving.
Line 5
“One thing though,” he added.

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.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!””

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!””

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““One thing though,” he added.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading ““One thing though,” he added.”

All words in this reading · 59

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 Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

added

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From this reading “One thing though,” he added.

afraid

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

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

brother

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

can't

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From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

comes

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

cross

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

darling

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

dear

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

don't

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From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

done

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “One thing though,” he added.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

hurt

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From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

it's

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

Jack

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

look

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

loved

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

Mark

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Not hurt me!

Moke

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

nasty

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

niggle-naggle

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

niggle-niggle

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Not hurt me!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

off

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

From this reading Mark tore off a shaving.

Old

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From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One thing though,” he added.

play

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

see

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

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

set

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

shaving

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From this reading Mark tore off a shaving.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

she'll

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

sweet

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

then

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

thing

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

From this reading “One thing though,” he added.

think

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “One thing though,” he added.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

tore

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

From this reading Mark tore off a shaving.

trick

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

why

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From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

wouldn't

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I don’t see why you should be afraid of her; she can’t hurt you.”

you've

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

From this reading Why if you’ve done anything--it’s niggle-niggle, niggle-naggle, and she’ll play you every nasty trick, and set the Old Moke on to look cross; and then when Jack comes, it’s ‘Mark, dear Mark,’ and wouldn’t you think she was a sweet darling who loved her brother!”