Chapter 23 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit. I. Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides. The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy. Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
Chapter 23 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grain of barley
From this reading “Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.”
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.”
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading “The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.”
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading “Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!”
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a grain of barley
From this reading Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
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From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
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 Barley Water For Mr. Marrapit.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading Upon the journey from Waterloo to Paltley Hill he could with difficulty restrain himself from leaping upon the seat; bawling “I've passed!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up the drive George came bounding with huge strides.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The fires of tremendous joy that roared within him impelled him to enormous energy.
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