Chapter 8 of Dick and Brownie is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dick and Brownie is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRACKED DOWN. "I tell you that there's my dog! He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im." Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger. To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
Chapter 8 of Dick and Brownie is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.”
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading “Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."”
having tracks
From this reading “TRACKED DOWN.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
have
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
someone who is a detective
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading TRACKED DOWN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
the act of departing
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
express in words
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading To have been so near Dick and then to have missed him, was almost more than he could bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
male cat
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
having tracks
From this reading TRACKED DOWN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was stolen from me, and I'm going to 'ave the law of whoever's got 'im."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom Smith went blustering back into the public-house, almost speechless with anger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you that there's my dog!
Chapter 8 of Dick and Brownie by Mabel Quiller-Couch holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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