Chapter 17 of Nevermore is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Nevermore is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale? Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'. I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo. It's only twenty miles farther on.' 'Omeo, Omeo!' repeated Lance.
Chapter 17 of Nevermore is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “It's only twenty miles farther on.'”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “'Omeo, Omeo!' repeated Lance.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “'Omeo, Omeo!' repeated Lance.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.”
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
From this reading “Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It's only twenty miles farther on.'”
In this reading “Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
possessive form of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
the act of departing
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading 'Omeo, Omeo!' repeated Lance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
and nothing more
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Omeo, Omeo!' repeated Lance.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading I'd a deal sooner chance Omeo.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It's only twenty miles farther on.'
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Twofold Bay's a terrible long way off to go prospectin'.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
at the time that
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Where are ye thinking of going, boss, when we get to Bairnsdale?
Chapter 17 of Nevermore by Rolf Boldrewood holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 17 holds 301 sentences of Nevermore, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Nevermore by Rolf Boldrewood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 301 sentences, grouped into 61 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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