Chapter 25 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM. But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him. A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes. "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily. "What's up, what's the trouble?"
Chapter 25 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “"Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.”
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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 A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
later than; following
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
transport commercially
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What's up, what's the trouble?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's up, what's the trouble?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
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