Chapter 8 of The Man on the Box is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Man on the Box is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned. "He will run away with you. I did not wholly subjugate him the other day. He pulls till my arms ache." Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
Chapter 8 of The Man on the Box is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “He pulls till my arms ache."”
a compact mass
From this reading “Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “He pulls till my arms ache."”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.”
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.”
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 Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
feel physical pain
From this reading He pulls till my arms ache."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He pulls till my arms ache."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He will run away with you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
a compact mass
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He pulls till my arms ache."
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading He pulls till my arms ache."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "He will run away with you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Miss Annesley shrugged and patted Pirate on the nose and offered him a lump of sugar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
up to a particular time
From this reading He pulls till my arms ache."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am afraid of him," said Warburton, as he returned.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I did not wholly subjugate him the other day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will run away with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He will run away with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He will run away with you.
Chapter 8 of The Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Man on the Box, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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