Chapter 37 of Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR. MOLE SUFFERS. "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning. "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly. Hunston coughed.
Chapter 37 of Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “Hunston coughed.”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “MOLE SUFFERS.”
plural of “propensity” — an inclination to do something
From this reading “WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “"I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “MOLE SUFFERS.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “"I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.”
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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 WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Hunston coughed.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
provoking horror
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MOLE SUFFERS.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
plural of “propensity” — an inclination to do something
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading MOLE SUFFERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have had such horrible dreams, doctor," said Hunston the next morning.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN HUNSTON'S EVIL PROPENSITIES CATCH HIM IN A TRAP--DANGER--ANOTHER SHARK--MR.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't much wonder at your dreams being ugly ones," replied the doctor, significantly.
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