Chapter 5 of !Tention is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of !Tention is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Out of the pool just below the waterfall." "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips. "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day." "Were you?" said Pen, smiling. "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
Chapter 5 of !Tention is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “"Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “"Were you?" said Pen, smiling.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “"Out of the pool just below the waterfall."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.”
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading “"Out of the pool just below the waterfall."”
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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 "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
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From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
(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 "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
a boy or man
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
and nothing more
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
in a peevish manner
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "Were you?" said Pen, smiling.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
express in words
From this reading "Here, I say, don't grin at a fellow like that," said the boy peevishly.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Were you?" said Pen, smiling.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading "Out of the pool just below the waterfall."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you?" said Pen, smiling.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ah, it will be nice and cool from there," said the boy, passing his tongue over his dry lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was afraid that you might get it from where the sun had been on it all day."
Chapter 5 of !Tention by George Manville Fenn holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 426 sentences of !Tention, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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