Chapter 35 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight. The Oriental in him blurted to the top. He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount. As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her. The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
Chapter 35 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.”
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading “As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.”
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “The Oriental in him blurted to the top.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.”
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading “As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.”
female equine animal
From this reading “As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.”
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading “The Oriental in him blurted to the top.”
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(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 The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
immediately past
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
female equine animal
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
attach to a support
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As he drove the mare down the run home, foaming and bloody, he was flaying her.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading He lost his head and his temper and began to butcher his mount.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Americans had all lost money, some of them fortunes: that didn't matter so much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The Oriental in him blurted to the top.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Last Card Chukkers was beaten out of sight.
Chapter 35 of Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs by Alfred Ollivant holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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