Chapter 11 of Digby Heathcote is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Digby Heathcote is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition. He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game. Paul explained it to him. The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other. This was divided in two.
Chapter 11 of Digby Heathcote is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.”
plural of “bruise” — an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
From this reading “He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “This was divided in two.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.”
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading “The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.”
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 “The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.”
In this reading “He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
(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 He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
a cherished desire
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
plural of “bruise” — an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
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From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading This was divided in two.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Paul explained it to him.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
start firing a weapon
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul explained it to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was divided in two.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paul explained it to him.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
as might be expected
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul explained it to him.
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He forgot all about his bruises, and ran eagerly to the spot marked out for the game.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was divided in two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These remarks naturally could not fail to fire Digby's ambition.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This was divided in two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The base was at the bottom of the playground from one side to the other.
Chapter 11 of Digby Heathcote by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 419 sentences of Digby Heathcote, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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