Chapter 9 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook. A cry in another key was heard. David emerged, dragging something behind him. 'Yo limb, yo! How dare yo, yo little beast?
Chapter 9 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 681 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “David emerged, dragging something behind him.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “David emerged, dragging something behind him.”
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading “A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “'Yo limb, yo!”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.”
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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 A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading How dare yo, yo little beast?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare yo, yo little beast?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare yo, yo little beast?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading 'Yo limb, yo!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How dare yo, yo little beast?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading David emerged, dragging something behind him.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A dark figure sprang down from the wall of the smithy, leapt along the heather, and plunged into the bushes along the brook.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cry in another key was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yo limb, yo!
Chapter 9 of The History of David Grieve by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 681 sentences, grouped into 137 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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