Chapter 12 of Mass' George is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Mass' George is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact. "Yes, Mass' George. Dat great 'gator 'wallow um." "Nonsense!" I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
Chapter 12 of Mass' George is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading “Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.”
to extremes
From this reading “"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.”
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading “Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Yes, Mass' George.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading "Yes, Mass' George.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!"
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
to extremes
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
in a swift manner
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
express in words
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading Dat great 'gator 'wallow um."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Mass' George.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come," I said, "you can't tell me I was playing tricks then.--Why, Pomp, your oar's overboard," I cried as I realised that fact.
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