Chapter 6 of Nic Revel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Nic Revel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, it was all your fault," said another. "We was waitin' for you. What did you go and stop zo long under water for?" "Did I?" said Humpy confusedly. "Course you did.
Chapter 6 of Nic Revel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “"Why, it was all your fault," said another.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Course you did.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Why, it was all your fault," said another.”
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 “What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Why, it was all your fault," said another.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"”
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(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 "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
in a confused manner
From this reading "Did I?" said Humpy confusedly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Course you did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We was waitin' for you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did I?" said Humpy confusedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I?" said Humpy confusedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
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 What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We was waitin' for you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We was waitin' for you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We was waitin' for you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, it was all your fault," said another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What did you go and stop zo long under water for?"
Chapter 6 of Nic Revel by George Manville Fenn holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 414 sentences of Nic Revel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Nic Revel by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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