Chapter 10 of The Black Tor is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Black Tor is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then you would like to go again, Dummy?" "Of course, sir. Wouldn't you?" "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully. "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
Chapter 10 of The Black Tor is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course, sir.”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “"Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Of course, sir.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, sir.
a person who does not talk
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, sir.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Of course, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
express a supposition
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
carry out
From this reading "Yes, you must go again, and take 'em all prisoners.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wouldn't you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," said Mark thoughtfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you would like to go again, Dummy?"
Chapter 10 of The Black Tor by George Manville Fenn holds 421 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.
Chapter 10 holds 421 sentences of The Black Tor, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Black Tor by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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