Chapter 18 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh? What? Nonsense!" "That's what I said, Master Harry. It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
Chapter 18 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"That's what I said, Master Harry.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"That's what I said, Master Harry.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense!"”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
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by three orders of magnitude
In this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?”
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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 It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "That's what I said, Master Harry.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ELEPHANTS AT HOME "Eh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's what I said, Master Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "That's what I said, Master Harry.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Nonsense!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's what I said, Master Harry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I said, Master Harry.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?
at the time that
From this reading It's 'most a thousand times darker than when we lay down.
Chapter 18 of Jungle and Stream by George Manville Fenn holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 18 holds 312 sentences of Jungle and Stream, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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