Chapter 10 of Dick o' the Fens is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dick o' the Fens is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, my man, very much so. Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?" "Weer I? I don't know." "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
Chapter 10 of Dick o' the Fens is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"”
in the recent past
From this reading “"Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “"Yes, my man, very much so.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “"Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"”
express in words
From this reading “"Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, my man, very much so.”
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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 Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
exhale hard
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Weer I?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know."
in the recent past
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
an angry dispute
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Weer I?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
which person or people
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tell me who have you had a quarrel with lately?"
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my man, very much so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you were woke out of your sleep by a blow, eh?"
Chapter 10 of Dick o' the Fens by George Manville Fenn holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 414 sentences of Dick o' the Fens, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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