Chapter 14 of Mates at Billabong is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Mates at Billabong is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change. GORDON. "Well, old girl?" Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly. "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
Chapter 14 of Mates at Billabong is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
with delight
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
a boy or man
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
a young female
From this reading "Well, old girl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GORDON.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well, old girl?"
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE HOME In the gathering of night-gloom o'erhead in The still, silent change.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Norah laughed up at the big fellow delightedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, wasn't it lovely, Jimmy?" she said.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, old girl?"
Chapter 14 of Mates at Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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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