Chapter 14 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That's not the only reason why you have fed him.” There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed. “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby. Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years. He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
Chapter 14 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading ““Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.”
past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading “Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading ““That's not the only reason why you have fed him.””
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.”
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading “Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.”
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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 There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
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From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
being one more than seven
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
the organ of sight
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
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From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
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From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
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From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
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From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
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From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
and nothing more
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
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From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
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From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
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From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a twinkle in the Lord Provost's eye, and Mr. Traill blushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Weel, I'll admit to you that I'm fair fulish about Bobby.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He's as polite and friendly as the deil, but he'll have naething to do with me or with onybody.
a late time of life
From this reading Man, I've courted that sma' terrier for eight and a half years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That's not the only reason why you have fed him.”
Chapter 14 of Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 14 holds 180 sentences of Greyfriars Bobby, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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