Chapter 10 of Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?” I had said the night before. “Um-um,” Hawkins had murmured. “Must be two months?” “Ah?”
Chapter 10 of Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?””
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading ““It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?””
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading ““It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?””
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ““Must be two months?””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Um-um,” Hawkins had murmured.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I had said the night before.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?””
during the time that
From this reading ““It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?””
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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 “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
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From this reading “Ah?”
any thing at all
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Must be two months?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had said the night before.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had said the night before.
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had said the night before.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Must be two months?”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Um-um,” Hawkins had murmured.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must be two months?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had said the night before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I had said the night before.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had said the night before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Must be two months?”
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From this reading “Um-um,” Hawkins had murmured.
during the time that
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a good while since you've invented anything, isn't it, Hawkins?”
Chapter 10 of Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures by Edgar Franklin holds 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 329 sentences of Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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