Chapter 6 of Rob Harlow's Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rob Harlow's Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing. "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too. Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents. There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous." "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
Chapter 6 of Rob Harlow's Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
From this reading “"Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.”
made afraid
From this reading “"Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.”
plural of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.”
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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 Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
later than; following
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
(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 There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
made afraid
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
a boy or man
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
plural of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't know so much about that, sir," said Shaddy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Master Giovanni seems to have been frightened too.
precisely as stated
From this reading There, I believe after all these things are not so very dangerous."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, Rob, my lad, it would have almost frightened me into fits: I have such a horror of serpents.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nobody says you could," said Brazier, laughing.
Chapter 6 of Rob Harlow's Adventures by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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