Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And there are none." "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman." "It does look like it, Jem," said Don. "It seems strange." "Look like it, Mas' Don?
Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “"Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"It does look like it, Jem," said Don.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “"Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."”
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading “"Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."”
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 does look like it, Jem," said Don.”
plural of “ma” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Look like it, Mas' Don?”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “"Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems strange."”
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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 "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And there are none."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And there are none."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
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 does look like it, Jem," said Don.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
plural of “ma” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Look like it, Mas' Don?
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
not one, and not any
From this reading "And there are none."
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 "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It does look like it, Jem," said Don.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems strange."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It seems strange."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And there are none."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if that arn't a drove o' cattle coming down that mountain side, I'm a Dutchman."
Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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