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Chapter 3 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns." "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe. Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark. I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes." "No, but we scared them off."
Chapter 3 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “"Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."”
made afraid
From this reading “"No, but we scared them off."”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “"Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."”
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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 "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
one or the other of two
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but we scared them off."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No, but we scared them off."
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
by chance
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
made afraid
From this reading "No, but we scared them off."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Smell powder, perhaps, and are afraid of the guns."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No, but we scared them off."
(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, but if they did, that isn't being brave as a lion, Joe.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
at the time that
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
a Caucasian
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, when they killed the white ox, there were four of them, and they did it in the dark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't believe when you shot that the bullet went near either of the brutes."
Chapter 3 of Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt 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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