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Chapter 7 of Ten Boys from Dickens is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued: "A man can't starve, at least I can't. I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from. From the blacksmith's." "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
Chapter 7 of Ten Boys from Dickens is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading “"You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:”
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.”
a disease of poultry
From this reading “"Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “"Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “"A man can't starve, at least I can't.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.”
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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 man can't starve, at least I can't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the blacksmith's."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
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From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
a disease of poultry
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
express in words
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "Halloa, Pip!" said Joe, staring at me.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading "A man can't starve, at least I can't.
express in words
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
in or at the place that
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading I took some wittles up at the village yonder--where the church stands a'most out on the marshes, and I'll tell you where from.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can say what you like," returned the sergeant, and the convict continued:
Chapter 7 of Ten Boys from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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