Chapter 3 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"On'y want our cow." "Then take her, sir, and go!" "Have a drop of milk?" "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back. "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
Chapter 3 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “"On'y want our cow."”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “"Have a drop of milk?"”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “"Have a drop of milk?"”
by chance
From this reading “"Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Then take her, sir, and go!"”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"On'y want our cow."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "On'y want our cow."
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have a drop of milk?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On'y want our cow."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "On'y want our cow."
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps Mr Raystoke here might like a little.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
carry out
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then take her, sir, and go!"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "No," said the lieutenant, turning his back.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "On'y want our cow."
Chapter 3 of Cutlass and Cudgel by George Manville Fenn holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 418 sentences of Cutlass and Cudgel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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