Chapter 6 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour. You are quite awake, aren't you?" "Awake, sir? Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon. "Good-night," said Mark.
Chapter 6 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “You are quite awake, aren't you?"”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Good-night," said Mark.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.”
-ing form of “shoulder” — lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.”
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 Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-night," said Mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
immediately past
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Good-night," said Mark.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
-ing form of “shoulder” — lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Awake, sir?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
Chapter 6 of Dead Man's Land by George Manville Fenn holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 6 holds 394 sentences of Dead Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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