Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh. "Hungry? Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe. I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now. I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.”
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 “"Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “"Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.”
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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 "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
any person at all
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
any thing at all
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
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 "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm ready for anything or anybody; so come along."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
carry out
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
express in words
From this reading I heard tell as people ate one another out here, and I didn't believe it, but I do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
in or at the place that
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hungry?" said Jem, with a mocking laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lookye here: you'd better take me where there's something, or it won't be safe.
Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 416 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.
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