Chapter 10 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Comly's my name. No particular plans myself. Just knocking about a bit." By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station. "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
Chapter 10 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Just knocking about a bit."”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “No particular plans myself.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “No particular plans myself.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “"Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comly's my name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
and nothing more
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Comly's my name.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading No particular plans myself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Comly's my name.
not any; not one
From this reading No particular plans myself.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading No particular plans myself.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading No particular plans myself.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
Chapter 10 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Meredith Nicholson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 422 sentences of Blacksheep! Blacksheep!, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Meredith Nicholson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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