Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where had he come from?" "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we." "That’s nonsense. He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove. He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Dick Trevanion is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
a small inlet
From this reading “He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.”
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
From this reading “He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"That’s nonsense.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
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In this reading “He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."”
In this reading “"Where had he come from?"”
to come or go into
In this reading “He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.”
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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 "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where had he come from?"
a small inlet
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where had he come from?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Where had he come from?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where had he come from?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
not any; not one
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "That’s nonsense.
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 "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
a small hard fruit
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s nonsense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Newquay, ’a said; but ’tis my belief he come out o’ the smack we seed, and clomb the cliff, same as we."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where had he come from?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He has made no secret of his return, and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t land at the jetty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wouldn’t come in a smack, and if he did he wouldn’t land at the Cove.
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