Chapter 2 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together. You can set the leg then." "Well, I'll try," said Emson. "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints. What can I get?"
Chapter 2 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “"All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “You can set the leg then."”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “"Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.”
plural of “splint” — a thin sliver of wood
From this reading “"Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.”
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “"All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “"All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “"All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.”
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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 "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
(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 "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll try," said Emson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What can I get?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What can I get?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll try," said Emson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading You can set the leg then."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I'll try," said Emson.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You can set the leg then."
plural of “splint” — a thin sliver of wood
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can set the leg then."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, I'll try," said Emson.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
(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, I'll try," said Emson.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can I get?"
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading "All run in together, and tie his neck to one wing; then he'll be helpless, and we can tie his thighs together.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Wait till I've cut a couple of pieces of wood for splints.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can set the leg then."
Chapter 2 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt by George Manville Fenn holds 398 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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