Chapter 2 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Never mind the buckle, lad. Let's send this stone over. I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?" "Of course I do," I said. "Now, then, all together once more.
Chapter 2 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading “"Never mind the buckle, lad.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course I do," I said.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Never mind the buckle, lad.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Let's send this stone over.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Let's send this stone over.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “"Now, then, all together once more.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"”
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.
(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 "Now, then, all together once more.
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
on one occasion
From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
above and across; more than
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
Chapter 2 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 2 holds 390 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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