Chapter 11 of Menhardoc is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Menhardoc is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear. Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence. "Why, she's gone," cried Josh. "What! Over the side?" cried Dick.
Chapter 11 of Menhardoc is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"Why, she's gone," cried Josh.”
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.”
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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 For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, she's gone," cried Josh.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Over the side?" cried Dick.
the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Why, she's gone," cried Josh.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "Why, she's gone," cried Josh.
and nothing more
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
a particular point in time
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the side?" cried Dick.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
a strong line
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
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From this reading "Why, she's gone," cried Josh.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Over the side?" cried Dick.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
refrain from harming
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading Then there was a faint gleam seen for a moment on the gunwale, and a splash, and then silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For just then there was a tremendous scuffling in the fore part of the boat, as the great eel forced itself amongst the spare rope and odds and ends of the fishing gear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, she's gone," cried Josh.
Chapter 11 of Menhardoc by George Manville Fenn holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 11 holds 451 sentences of Menhardoc, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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