Chapter 12 of Bunyip Land is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Bunyip Land is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What can we do?" I said. "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too. I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near." "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Chapter 12 of Bunyip Land is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “"It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can we do?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can we do?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
by chance
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
express in words
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What can we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can we do?"
during the time that
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Chapter 12 of Bunyip Land by George Manville Fenn holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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