Chapter 3 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Keep the tip up! The tip up, Bud!" Gramps shouted. With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping. Bud raced back to get his catch.
Chapter 3 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “Bud raced back to get his catch.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “"Keep the tip up!”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
In this reading “With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.”
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 With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
a partially opened flower
From this reading The tip up, Bud!"
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Bud raced back to get his catch.
increase twofold
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bud raced back to get his catch.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Gramps shouted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep the tip up!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Bud raced back to get his catch.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Gramps shouted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Keep the tip up!
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading "Keep the tip up!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bud raced back to get his catch.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Keep the tip up!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
in or at the place that
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a heave that bent his rod double, Bud jerked the trout from the water and sent him ten feet back on the ledge, where he lay flapping.
Chapter 3 of The Black Fawn by Jim Kjelgaard holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 431 sentences of The Black Fawn, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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