Chapter 2 of Tales from the Veld is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tales from the Veld is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have my hopes, my lad. But when yer gets older you'll get more faith. Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off. It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip. The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
Chapter 2 of Tales from the Veld is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have my hopes, my lad.
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I have my hopes, my lad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have my hopes, my lad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
a boy or man
From this reading "I have my hopes, my lad.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have my hopes, my lad.
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 It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oxen yeared it, too, and they moved off 'thout waitin' for my call.
at the time that
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading It give a sort o' friendly hiss as it slid away thro' the grass, an' it cracked its tail in sport like a whip.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, man, an' I yeared that snake move off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when yer gets older you'll get more faith.
Chapter 2 of Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 406 sentences of Tales from the Veld, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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