Chapter 8 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely. "There's the police just at hand if I wants help. Now then, where's that rope?" "What rope?" growled the ruffian. "I don't know about no ropes."
Chapter 8 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"What rope?" growled the ruffian.”
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “"Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"There's the police just at hand if I wants help.”
a strong line
From this reading “Now then, where's that rope?"”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “"I don't know about no ropes."”
cause fear in
From this reading “"Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"There's the police just at hand if I wants help.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know about no ropes."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know about no ropes."
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "What rope?" growled the ruffian.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
and nothing more
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know about no ropes."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
not any; not one
From this reading "I don't know about no ropes."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then, where's that rope?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
a strong line
From this reading Now then, where's that rope?"
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading "I don't know about no ropes."
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "What rope?" growled the ruffian.
cause fear in
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now then, where's that rope?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then, where's that rope?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "There's the police just at hand if I wants help.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What rope?" growled the ruffian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now then, where's that rope?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! you're not going to scare me," cried Ike fiercely.
Chapter 8 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden by George Manville Fenn holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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