Chapter 5 of Menhardoc is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Menhardoc is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Skate," cried Dick. "What a monster!" "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin. That's a thornback. Mind his prickles."
Chapter 5 of Menhardoc is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Skate," cried Dick.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Skate," cried Dick.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “"No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Mind his prickles."”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “"What a monster!"”
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “"Skate," cried Dick.”
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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 "What a monster!"
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Skate," cried Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Skate," cried Dick.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
fasten with a hook
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind his prickles."
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading "What a monster!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mind his prickles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading "Skate," cried Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a thornback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a thornback.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a monster!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No," cried Will, coolly rebaiting the hook; "it's his first cousin.
Chapter 5 of Menhardoc by George Manville Fenn holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 428 sentences of Menhardoc, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Menhardoc by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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