Chapter 5 of The New Forest Spy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The New Forest Spy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller. He ar'n't so stupid as he looks. He's as cunning as he is fat. A lot of the fox in him. It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
Chapter 5 of The New Forest Spy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “He's as cunning as he is fat.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “He's as cunning as he is fat.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “A lot of the fox in him.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “A lot of the fox in him.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.”
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading “"Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.”
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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 lot of the fox in him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
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From this reading He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading He's as cunning as he is fat.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
at any time
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He's as cunning as he is fat.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
set up or found
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's as cunning as he is fat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's as cunning as he is fat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
and nothing more
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading He ar'n't so stupid as he looks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A lot of the fox in him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
at the time that
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Shouldn't wonder if he does, Master Waller.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's you as ought to have the money, seeing that it was only right when you found him, and have fed the Frenchy beggar ever since."
Chapter 5 of The New Forest Spy by George Manville Fenn holds 438 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 5 holds 438 sentences of The New Forest Spy, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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