Chapter 12 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in." "Is it coming to fetch us, father?" I whispered. "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail." "What shall we do--shout?"
Chapter 12 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “"No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"Is it coming to fetch us, father?"”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “"Is it coming to fetch us, father?"”
praise vociferously
From this reading “"No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “"What shall we do--shout?"”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I whispered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
a youthful male person
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
praise vociferously
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I whispered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I whispered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
Chapter 12 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 405 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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