Chapter 8 of Davy and the Goblin What Followed Reading is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Davy and the Goblin What Followed Reading is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE. "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily. "That's the second time you've got it wrong." "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently. "I'll make it something else the next time.
Chapter 8 of Davy and the Goblin What Followed Reading is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “"You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.”
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading “"Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “"You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.”
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"That's the second time you've got it wrong."”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"That's the second time you've got it wrong."”
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with anger
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll make it something else the next time.
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From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE.
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From this reading "I'll make it something else the next time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
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From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
engage in
From this reading "I'll make it something else the next time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I'll make it something else the next time.
not any; not one
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I'll make it something else the next time.
express in words
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SINDBAD THE SAILOR'S HOUSE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it's of no consequence," said the Hole-keeper, complacently.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You had no right to tell those birds my name was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the second time you've got it wrong."
Chapter 8 of Davy and the Goblin What Followed Reading by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Carryl holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 132 sentences of Davy and the Goblin What Followed Reading, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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