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Chapter 10 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round. "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark. "I saw one fly over." "Might be," replied the major. "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
Chapter 10 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “"Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.”
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading “"I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “"Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.”
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading “"Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.”
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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 "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "I saw one fly over."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw one fly over."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Might be," replied the major.
an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I saw one fly over."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I saw one fly over."
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Might be," replied the major.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw one fly over."
express in words
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Savage, or some animal," said the major, peering cautiously round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm not naturalist enough to say; and if I was, I daren't, Mark, for what a bird will do in one country it will not in another."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would it be a big bird--eagle or vulture?" said Mark.
Chapter 10 of Mother Carey's Chicken by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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 10 holds 417 sentences of Mother Carey's Chicken, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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