Chapter 10 of In the grip of the Hawk is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of In the grip of the Hawk is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock. 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.' He drew a deep breath. He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared. Smack!
Chapter 10 of In the grip of the Hawk is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 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 “He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'”
someone skilled in shooting
From this reading “JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.”
a promise
From this reading “'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'”
made afraid
From this reading “He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “Smack!”
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading “JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.”
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 “He drew a deep breath.”
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
In this reading “'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'”
In this reading “He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
(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 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
at or toward the back of something
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He drew a deep breath.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He drew a deep breath.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a deep breath.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
someone skilled in shooting
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
a promise
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
made afraid
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'If I hadn't been pulled down, I should have handed in my parole for good and all.'
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading Smack!
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JUST IN TIME 'A clever marksman,' thought George, as he snuggled behind his rock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had courage enough to admit that he had been scared.
Chapter 10 of In the grip of the Hawk by Reginald Horsley holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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