Chapter 7 of Menhardoc is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Menhardoc is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt. "I say, isn't it a beauty? But what is the use of that fin?" "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now. Run her in, my men."
Chapter 7 of Menhardoc is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “"Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “But what is the use of that fin?"”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “"Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.”
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading “"Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “"Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “"Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “"Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.”
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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 "I say, isn't it a beauty?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "I say, isn't it a beauty?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Run her in, my men."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, isn't it a beauty?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Run her in, my men."
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, isn't it a beauty?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I say, isn't it a beauty?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the force of workers available
From this reading Run her in, my men."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Run her in, my men."
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run her in, my men."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
express in words
From this reading "I say, isn't it a beauty?
express a supposition
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading "Oh, no! it's nothing," said Dick, hastily twisting his handkerchief round his hurt.
the act of using
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Means of defence, I suppose," said his father, raising the keen perch-like back fin of the fish.--"But there, we are close inshore now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is the use of that fin?"
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