Chapter 24 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“In the ivy: we looked!” “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen! It might have jumped down on us.” “So it might any minute in the wood.” “Then we can’t go in the wood.”
Chapter 24 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading ““In the ivy: we looked!””
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It might have jumped down on us.””
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““In the ivy: we looked!””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““So it might any minute in the wood.””
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading ““But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ““So it might any minute in the wood.””
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In this reading “It might have jumped down on us.””
In this reading ““So it might any minute in the wood.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “So it might any minute in the wood.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then we can’t go in the wood.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It might have jumped down on us.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then we can’t go in the wood.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the ivy: we looked!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have jumped down on us.”
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading “In the ivy: we looked!”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It might have jumped down on us.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “In the ivy: we looked!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “So it might any minute in the wood.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It might have jumped down on us.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it might any minute in the wood.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In the ivy: we looked!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then we can’t go in the wood.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “But the ivy is thick and we might not have seen!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It might have jumped down on us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In the ivy: we looked!”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “So it might any minute in the wood.”
Chapter 24 of Bevis: The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies holds 410 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.
Chapter 24 holds 410 sentences of Bevis: The Story of a Boy, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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