Chapter 3 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER SIX. A SEA-SIDE WEIR. "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles. "When he says `no' he means it. We could have managed the boat all right.
Chapter 3 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “We could have managed the boat all right.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER SIX.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “We could have managed the boat all right.”
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
From this reading “A SEA-SIDE WEIR.”
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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 A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
(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 We could have managed the boat all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
From this reading A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
at the time that
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
Chapter 3 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 3 holds 399 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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