Chapter 8 of Quicksilver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Quicksilver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge. "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself. "I am so miserable here." "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply. "Go on!"
Chapter 8 of Quicksilver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading “Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “"Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"I am so miserable here."”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.”
possessive form of “water” — 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 “Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so miserable here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I am so miserable here."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "I am so miserable here."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so miserable here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Now, go along there," said Edgar sharply.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
possessive form of “water” — 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 Dexter obeyed, and moved a little nearer to the water's edge.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish it was time to go," he said to himself.
Chapter 8 of Quicksilver by George Manville Fenn holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 420 sentences of Quicksilver, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Quicksilver by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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