Chapter 18 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver. "Don't!" cried Dean passionately. "What does a fellow want? To be brave? Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
Chapter 18 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “"Don't!" cried Dean passionately.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
with passion
From this reading “"Don't!" cried Dean passionately.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
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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 "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be brave?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
a boy or man
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
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From this reading Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
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From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
a boy or man
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
with passion
From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be brave?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
(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 Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
Chapter 18 of Dead Man's Land by George Manville Fenn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 18 holds 412 sentences of Dead Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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