Chapter 39 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 39 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that. A dog? Possibly! But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about. Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
Chapter 39 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.”
plural of “four” — the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly!”
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading “Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
In this reading “Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.”
In this reading “But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.”
In this reading “Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.”
In this reading “But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.”
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 A dog?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
anew
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A dog?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
construct, build, or erect
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
plural of “four” — the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
a particular point in time
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
not any; not one
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
by chance
From this reading Possibly!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
a special situation
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then as suddenly it dropped down on all fours again and fell to the scraping.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But the next moment it stood erect on two feet like a man, and, turning slowly, peered all about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THING THAT SCRATCHED Something living it was, and pretty active, too--no mistake about that.
Chapter 39 of Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 39 holds 86 sentences of Deep Moat Grange, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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