Chapter 10 of Hurricane Island is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Hurricane Island is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere. "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice. I stayed. "Doctor, I'm very ill. I'm just awful."
Chapter 10 of Hurricane Island is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “I'm just awful."”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Doctor, I'm very ill.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I stayed.”
signal by winking
From this reading “LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I'm just awful."
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doctor, I'm very ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Doctor, I'm very ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm just awful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
in or at or to some place
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I stayed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Doctor, I'm very ill.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Doctor," he said in a piteous voice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
signal by winking
From this reading LEGRAND'S WINK As I went down the corridor the figure of little Pye sprang out upon me from somewhere.
Chapter 10 of Hurricane Island by H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) Watson holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 218 sentences of Hurricane Island, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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