Chapter 10 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with: “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.” “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin. “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it. But how came you here?”
Chapter 10 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading ““Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.”
past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
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In this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
In this reading ““Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.””
In this reading “GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how came you here?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But how came you here?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
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From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But how came you here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how came you here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
marked by absence of sound
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I thought so, too,” replied Gavin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dreisel, the captain, was bent on it.
during the time that
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
in the company of; together with
From this reading GAVIN sat up, rubbed his eyes, remained silent for some minutes, while St. Arnaud berated him, winding up with:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Two hours later, and you would have been hanged.”
Chapter 10 of The lively adventures of Gavin Hamilton by Molly Elliot Seawell holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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