Chapter 4 of The Courage of Captain Plum is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Courage of Captain Plum is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside. The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist. "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly. "It is the king! Quick--you still have time!
Chapter 4 of The Courage of Captain Plum is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “"It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.”
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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 THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
a young female
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quick--you still have time!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
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From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick--you still have time!
only a very short time before
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
not in physical motion
From this reading Quick--you still have time!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Quick--you still have time!
at the time that
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "It is the king!" she whispered excitedly.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE WHIPPING Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quick--you still have time!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
Chapter 4 of The Courage of Captain Plum by James Oliver Curwood holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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