Chapter 21 of The Jungle Fugitives is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Jungle Fugitives is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISSING. The conversation was taking a dangerous shape. Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay. Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat. That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
Chapter 21 of The Jungle Fugitives is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading “That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.”
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading “That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.”
not able to be found
From this reading “MISSING.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the force of workers available
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
not able to be found
From this reading MISSING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
cut with a saw
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
except if; if not
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conversation was taking a dangerous shape.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both these men were fierce enough to fly at his throat.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading That little cabin in the woods was liable to become the scene of a tragedy unless he bridled his tongue or went away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Harvey saw that it would not do for him to stay.
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