Chapter 12 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD. Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company. Is this true? "Quite true, dear Captain,--quite true!" That is your reply.
Chapter 12 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Quite true, dear Captain,--quite true!"”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “That is your reply.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Is this true?”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Quite true, dear Captain,--quite true!"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
dearly loved
From this reading "Quite true, dear Captain,--quite true!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this true?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite true, dear Captain,--quite true!"
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading That is your reply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this true?
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Is this true?
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE BIGGEST WOOD IN THE WORLD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Boy Reader, I am told that you are not tired of my company.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is your reply.
Chapter 12 of Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 12 holds 284 sentences of Popular Adventure Tales, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 57 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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