Chapter 15 of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith. "Don't you fash yousen about 'er. The cart? Run it in 'ere. 'Twill be all right."
Chapter 15 of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “The cart?”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Run it in 'ere.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Run it in 'ere.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “'Twill be all right."”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Twill be all right."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Twill be all right."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The cart?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Run it in 'ere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Run it in 'ere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Run it in 'ere.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'Twill be all right."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run it in 'ere.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
term of address for a man
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading 'Twill be all right."
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading RECALLED BY WIRE "SHE'S off home, sir," said the smith.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you fash yousen about 'er.
Chapter 15 of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 15 holds 152 sentences of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S., unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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