Chapter 11 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks. "Mark, ahoy! Where are you, lad?" "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail. "Where away, lad?"
Chapter 11 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “"Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.”
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “"Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.”
-ing form of “shelve” — hold back to a later time
From this reading “The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.”
make a dull sound
From this reading “"Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “"Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.”
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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 "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
anew
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mark, ahoy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you, lad?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Where away, lad?"
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
at any time
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
praise vociferously
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
a boy or man
From this reading Where are you, lad?"
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
with relatively high volume
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Mark, ahoy!
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
on one occasion
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
done under pressure
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
-ing form of “shelve” — hold back to a later time
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dog barked again more loudly than ever and now rushed from out of the shelving rocks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
make a dull sound
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you, lad?"
showing curiosity
From this reading "Here, father, here!" he shouted, but still wondering what it meant, till he heard the loud thud of approaching feet coming through the darkness, and once more there was a hail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you, lad?"
Chapter 11 of Mother Carey's Chicken by George Manville Fenn holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of Mother Carey's Chicken, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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