Chapter 6 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I want my daughter, Major Parrifer." To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief. It brought back his courage. "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar. "Are you out of your mind?"
Chapter 6 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “"I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."”
by chance
From this reading “To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.”
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “"What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.”
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bring back to the point of departure
In this reading “It brought back his courage.”
end or extinguish by forceful means
In this reading “"What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.”
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 To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you out of your mind?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It brought back his courage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It brought back his courage.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading It brought back his courage.
a female human offspring
From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
a boy or man
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought back his courage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Are you out of your mind?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
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From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
by chance
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want my daughter, Major Parrifer."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
at the time that
From this reading To hear a demand made for a daughter when the Major had possibly been thinking the demand might be for his life, was undoubtedly a relief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, fellow?" he growled, stamping out the fire of the cigar.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you out of your mind?"
Chapter 6 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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