Chapter 5 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO MINISTERS. 'The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet. You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.' 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Chapter 5 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE TWO MINISTERS.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'”
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading “You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
immediately past
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
not one and not the other of two
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
throughout a period of time
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
bring forth or yield
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The creature's neither one nor t'other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
a special situation
From this reading 'Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO MINISTERS.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
(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 I caught the animal last night, And viewed him o'er by candle-light; I marked him well, 'twas black as jet.
but in spite of that
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stare, but sirs, I've got him yet, And can produce him.'
Chapter 5 of Dynevor Terrace by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 265 sentences of Dynevor Terrace, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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