Chapter 3 of Menhardoc is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Menhardoc is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think. Come on down." "Come on down!" echoed Will. "To be sure, lad. Here I'm in the hole all right.
Chapter 3 of Menhardoc is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.”
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
From this reading “"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Come on down!" echoed Will.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Here I'm in the hole all right.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"To be sure, lad.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “"All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure, lad.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on down."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come on down."
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Come on down!" echoed Will.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Here I'm in the hole all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I'm in the hole all right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here I'm in the hole all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
and nothing more
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
a boy or man
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on down."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
above and across; more than
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure, lad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be sure, lad.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "All right, lad! here's the adit just at the bottom here, and the water dribbling out over it, I think.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come on down!" echoed Will.
Chapter 3 of Menhardoc by George Manville Fenn holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 419 sentences of Menhardoc, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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