Chapter 4 of Nic Revel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Nic Revel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully. "I want to know why they have brought me. Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here." "Mistake, I s'pose, sir. Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Chapter 4 of Nic Revel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"I want to know why they have brought me.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Mistake, I s'pose, sir.”
to a pitiful degree
From this reading “"But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.”
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anew
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Mistake, I s'pose, sir.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
to a pitiful degree
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mistake, I s'pose, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Mistake, I s'pose, sir.
express in words
From this reading Tell me, Pete Burge--my head is getting confused again--tell me why I am here."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "But I don't understand, quite," said Nic pitifully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I want to know why they have brought me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thought, zeeing you all rough-looking and covered with blood, as you was one of us."
Chapter 4 of Nic Revel by George Manville Fenn holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of Nic Revel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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