Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What! In the middle of the night?" "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world." "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk. Say, my lad, how dark it is!
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Say, my lad, how dark it is!”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “"It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."”
a boy or man
From this reading “Say, my lad, how dark it is!”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “In the middle of the night?"”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Say, my lad, how dark it is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, my lad, how dark it is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the night?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
a boy or man
From this reading Say, my lad, how dark it is!
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading In the middle of the night?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Say, my lad, how dark it is!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the middle of the night?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the night?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
by chance
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
express in words
From this reading Say, my lad, how dark it is!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of the night?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "It's the middle of the afternoon now, perhaps, Jem, on the other side of the world."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dessay it is, sir, if you says so; but I never can understand that kind of talk.
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 418 sentences of The Adventures of Don Lavington, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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