Chapter 8 of The despot of Broomsedge Cove is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The despot of Broomsedge Cove is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson. “Oh, g’long, Teck.” The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push. “I don’t want ye. I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
Chapter 8 of The despot of Broomsedge Cove is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
serving to warn
From this reading “The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading ““Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading ““Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.”
move with force
From this reading “The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.”
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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serving to warn
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
(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 I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want ye.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, g’long, Teck.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, g’long, Teck.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
move with force
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
having a supporting base
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, g’long, Teck.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Waal, I gin myself up,” persisted Jepson.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want ye.
a person who wants or needs something
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The officer was standing now, and he gave his friend’s shoulder an admonitory push.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I don’t wanter kerry ye all the way ter Colb’ry an’ cut my visit off.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I don’t want ye.
Chapter 8 of The despot of Broomsedge Cove by Charles Egbert Craddock holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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