Chapter 6 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily. And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie. "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly. "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed. "I couldn't tell you before."
Chapter 6 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “"Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “"Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.”
land and the buildings on it
From this reading “And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “"Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.”
cover with wax
From this reading “"Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.”
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “"Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.”
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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 "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
with anger
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
a youthful male person
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't tell you before."
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
placed crosswise
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't tell you before."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
land and the buildings on it
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
cut with a saw
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
express in words
From this reading "I couldn't tell you before."
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he saw the boy off the premises before he crossed to Jessie.
cover with wax
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, my pretty one?" he said tenderly.
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading "Go and get a pen'orth o' wax at Wilson's," said Dick angrily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, father dear, don't be cross with me," she sobbed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I couldn't tell you before."
Chapter 6 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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 6 holds 417 sentences of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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