Chapter 5 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't know," I cried. "Here's something alive in a hole here." "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob. "I--I don't know," I said. But I'm afraid I did know.
Chapter 5 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “But I'm afraid I did know.”
possessing life
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"I don't know," I cried.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
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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 "Here's something alive in a hole here."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
possessing life
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I--I don't know," I said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
(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 "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
Chapter 5 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 400 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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