Chapter 11 of Fire Island is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Fire Island is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith. "Look? What at? Is anything wrong?" "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
Chapter 11 of Fire Island is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything wrong?"”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Is anything wrong?"”
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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 "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
any thing at all
From this reading Is anything wrong?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What at?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is anything wrong?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
(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 "Well, sir, seems to me as it is a little bit not quite what it oughter be," said Smith.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What at?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Is anything wrong?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Want you to come and have a look, sir," said Smith.
Chapter 11 of Fire Island by George Manville Fenn holds 416 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 416 sentences of Fire Island, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Fire Island by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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