Chapter 19 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant. Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp. Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note. She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight. 'My word!
Chapter 19 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.”
possessive form of “bridget” — Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading “Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading “Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.”
vigorous and animated
From this reading “A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.”
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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 A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
at or in the front
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
possessive form of “bridget” — Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My word!
a brief written record
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
vigorous and animated
From this reading A COO-EE sounded long, clear, vibrant.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lady Bridget's musical voice caught up the note.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
which person or people
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She answered it with another COO-EE, to Cudgee's delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moongarr Bill and Wombo, who had gone on ahead, were fixing camp.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading 'My word!
Chapter 19 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land by Campbell, Mrs. Praed holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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