Chapter 11 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 11 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.
"Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go." "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles. You're always either out or going out." "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used. "My father expects me.
Chapter 11 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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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.”
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"My father expects me.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “"That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.”
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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 "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
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From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
(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 "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
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From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
one or the other of two
From this reading You're always either out or going out."
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "My father expects me.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "My father expects me.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
a boy or man
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
the act of departing
From this reading You're always either out or going out."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
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From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
(of persons) taken advantage of
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My father expects me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father expects me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You're always either out or going out."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You're always either out or going out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
on the contrary
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I can't help it, Bob," I replied, feeling rather ill-used.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
(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 "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
at the time that
From this reading "That's always the way when a fellow comes away from our old physic-shop and takes the trouble to walk all these miles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, well," I said, "I'm sorry you will not come, but I must go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're always either out or going out."
Chapter 11 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.
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