Chapter 9 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nonsense! You are fagged out. Go and rest, and your horse too." "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred. Let you go without me.
Chapter 9 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Go and rest, and your horse too."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let you go without me.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense!”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Go and rest, and your horse too."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Let you go without me.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are fagged out.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading You are fagged out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let you go without me.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let you go without me.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You are fagged out.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, I do call that likely, Master Fred.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Let you go without me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are fagged out.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go and rest, and your horse too."
Chapter 9 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn holds 404 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.
Chapter 9 holds 404 sentences of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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