Chapter 7 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There seems to be no way save one." "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?" "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away. Worse and worse." "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
Chapter 7 of The Peril Finders is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “"Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"”
plural of “keg” — the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading “"Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"There seems to be no way save one."”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “"Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “"Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Worse and worse."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
later than; following
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
plural of “keg” — the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
not any; not one
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
except for; apart from
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, there can't be anything worse, sir," cried Griggs.
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait till the snakes have gone back to their holes, father?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There seems to be no way save one."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Worse and worse."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, after dark; and then it will not be a pleasant task to get the kegs away.
Chapter 7 of The Peril Finders by George Manville Fenn holds 409 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 7 holds 409 sentences of The Peril Finders, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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