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Chapter 10 of The Perils of Pauline is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them. "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen. "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag." "I hope so. He didn't speak, did he?
Chapter 10 of The Perils of Pauline is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.”
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “"If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “"Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.”
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading “FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “"If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
terminate
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He didn't speak, did he?
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From this reading He didn't speak, did he?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
go across or through
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hope so.
express in speech
From this reading He didn't speak, did he?
move hurridly
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
hard to endure
From this reading "Trying to break his own neck--for nothing," replied Owen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If he keeps up that speed we'll get both birds with one sand bag."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading FROM CLOUD TO CLIFF "Wonder what he thinks he can do," growled Hicks as they sat in the runabout and watched Harry pass them.
Chapter 10 of The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 267 sentences of The Perils of Pauline, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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