Chapter 2 of The Dash for Khartoum is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Dash for Khartoum is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT CHELTENHAM. "Everything packed and ready, boys?" "Yes, father, I think so." "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven. Be sure and be ready in time.
Chapter 2 of The Dash for Khartoum is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Everything packed and ready, boys?"”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “"The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “"The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Everything packed and ready, boys?"”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “"Everything packed and ready, boys?"”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"Everything packed and ready, boys?"”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Be sure and be ready in time.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, father, I think so."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Everything packed and ready, boys?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CHELTENHAM.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Everything packed and ready, boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT CHELTENHAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
being one more than ten
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything packed and ready, boys?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Yes, father, I think so."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, father, I think so."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be sure and be ready in time.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading "Everything packed and ready, boys?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Everything packed and ready, boys?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, father, I think so."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Be sure and be ready in time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes, father, I think so."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Be sure and be ready in time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The dog-cart will be at the door at eleven.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, father, I think so."
Chapter 2 of The Dash for Khartoum by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 2 holds 351 sentences of The Dash for Khartoum, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Dash for Khartoum by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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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