Chapter 23 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week. 'Ha! Richard, here we are again! “Feeds the boar in the old frank?” The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
Chapter 23 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading ““Feeds the boar in the old frank?””
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading ““Feeds the boar in the old frank?””
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ““Feeds the boar in the old frank?””
the head of a state government
From this reading “The governor told me you and Jim had made back.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.”
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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 I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
anew
From this reading Richard, here we are again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Richard, here we are again!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading “Feeds the boar in the old frank?”
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From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
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From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading “Feeds the boar in the old frank?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Feeds the boar in the old frank?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the head of a state government
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading 'Ha!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Richard, here we are again!
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From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
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From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard, here we are again!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Richard, here we are again!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
at the time that
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading I'd settled in my mind that it couldn't be any one else, when he sat up, yawned, and looked round as if he had not been away from the old place a week.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The governor told me you and Jim had made back.
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