Chapter 2 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps. "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged. Let me carry you." "I'm all right. I've got a pain, that's all."
Chapter 2 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Let me carry you."”
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading “"Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.”
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
the act of giving
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
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In this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
In this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
In this reading “They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.”
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 I've got a pain, that's all."
(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 "I'm all right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Let me carry you."
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
a young female
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
the act of giving
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got a pain, that's all."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a pain, that's all."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me carry you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me carry you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
a course of conduct
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'm all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a pain, that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wended their way slowly down the steep path, the girl giving little gasps of pain at every few steps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me carry you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here!" he said, "you're damaged.
Chapter 2 of Jack Carstairs of the power house by Sydney Sandys holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 2 holds 228 sentences of Jack Carstairs of the power house, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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