Chapter 31 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window. He rose and looked out. Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath. The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed. The little jockey entered.
Chapter 31 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.”
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
From this reading “The little jockey entered.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose and looked out.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
the first light of day
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The little jockey entered.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose and looked out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
From this reading The little jockey entered.
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From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little jockey entered.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He rose and looked out.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
in a morose manner
From this reading Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He rose and looked out.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose and looked out.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
having a supporting base
From this reading Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fat man beckoned him in, and returned to his bed.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Monkey was standing morosely in the garden underneath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
at the time that
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Monkey Brand Gets the Sack Joses was lying on his bed in the gray of dawn, looking curiously livid, when somebody whistled beneath his window.
Chapter 31 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs by Alfred Ollivant holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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