Chapter 13 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How came he back again, Big?" I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom. "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_. They saw her about ten miles away." "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
Chapter 13 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “"Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.”
twice as great or many
From this reading “"Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
anew
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
twice as great or many
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
immediately past
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
Chapter 13 of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore by George Manville Fenn holds 404 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 13 holds 404 sentences of Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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