Chapter 1 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn. As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England. It is 1752. There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School. It is the summer holidays.
Chapter 1 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.”
a county in southwestern England
From this reading “The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.”
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading “There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “It is the summer holidays.”
close at hand
From this reading “There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.”
third-person singular of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.”
being of the age 13 through 19
From this reading “There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.”
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From this reading It is 1752.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
(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 There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
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From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
a county in southwestern England
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
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From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading It is the summer holidays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is 1752.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is 1752.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
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From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
close at hand
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
for each
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
third-person singular of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
an educational institution
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is the summer holidays.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
being of the age 13 through 19
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Devon Boys, a Tale of the North Shore, by George Manville Fenn.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading As per the title, the story revolves round the cliffs of the north shore of Devon, in South West England.
which person or people
From this reading There are three local teenage boys, who are all boarders at the nearby Barnstaple Grammar School.
Chapter 1 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 1 holds 409 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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