Chapter 8 of The Dingo Boys is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Dingo Boys is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings. "I don't understand it," said the captain. "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman. "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone. Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
Chapter 8 of The Dingo Boys is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “"Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “"Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “"Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."”
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.
(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; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "I don't understand it," said the captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand it," said the captain.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand it," said the captain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading "Looks as if it had been galloped, father," said Norman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't understand it," said the captain.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
express a supposition
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't understand it," said the captain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning it was the same, and so on for several more mornings.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Flies have worried the poor beast, I suppose."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; but the others are all right, and it would not go off and gallop alone.
Chapter 8 of The Dingo Boys by George Manville Fenn holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 440 sentences of The Dingo Boys, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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