Chapter 24 of Dick and Dr. Dan is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Dick and Dr. Dan is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wake up there, you drunken brutes! Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!” Martin Mudd was in a furious rage. His crack guards were all sound asleep again. They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
Chapter 24 of Dick and Dr. Dan is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “His crack guards were all sound asleep again.”
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading ““Wake up there, you drunken brutes!”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “His crack guards were all sound asleep again.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Wake up there, you drunken brutes!”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading ““Wake up there, you drunken brutes!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
anew
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
(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 His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
in a state of sleep
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
a young female
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wake up there, and help me guard these boys and this girl!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martin Mudd was in a furious rage.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His crack guards were all sound asleep again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They had brought what was left of the whisky along with them, and it had done its work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wake up there, you drunken brutes!
Chapter 24 of Dick and Dr. Dan by C. Little holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 24 holds 133 sentences of Dick and Dr. Dan, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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