Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away." "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally." "Dunno," said the man. "There, you think it over.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “"Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “"I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."”
witty remark
From this reading “"Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “"I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dunno," said the man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There, you think it over.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Dunno," said the man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
above and across; more than
From this reading "There, you think it over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dunno," said the man.
witty remark
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dunno," said the man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, you think it over.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "There, you think it over.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I don't know; I've been here a long time now, and I never had a letter and I never sent one away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then how should I be able to send to my Sally."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, you think it over.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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