Chapter 3 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling. "Broke it wrestling," said the boy. "Kent has bad luck," said Trove. "Last year he broke his leg." "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
Chapter 3 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “"Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.”
be obedient to
From this reading “"Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.”
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading “He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.”
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.”
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
From this reading “"Kent has bad luck," said Trove.”
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading “"Broke it wrestling," said the boy.”
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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 He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Kent has bad luck," said Trove.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
a youthful male person
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
terminate
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
lacking funds
From this reading "Broke it wrestling," said the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Kent has bad luck," said Trove.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Last year he broke his leg."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Broke it wrestling," said the boy.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
immediately past
From this reading "Last year he broke his leg."
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "Last year he broke his leg."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
be obedient to
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
with speed
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Broke it wrestling," said the boy.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Broke it wrestling," said the boy.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Obey the law, or thou shalt break the bone o' thy neck," said Darrel, quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
From this reading "Kent has bad luck," said Trove.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
belonging to which person
From this reading He turned to Kent--a boy whose hard luck was proverbial, and whose left arm was in a sling.
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading "Broke it wrestling," said the boy.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Last year he broke his leg."
Chapter 3 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles by Irving Bacheller holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 407 sentences of Darrel of the Blessed Isles, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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