Chapter 10 of The Red Eric is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Red Eric is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"See _you_, sir." "Must he; then he shan't. Tell him that." "Please, sir, he says he won't go away." "Won't he?"
Chapter 10 of The Red Eric is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"Please, sir, he says he won't go away."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Must he; then he shan't.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please, sir, he says he won't go away."”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Please, sir, he says he won't go away."”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"See _you_, sir."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"See _you_, sir."”
express in words
From this reading “Tell him that."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Please, sir, he says he won't go away."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Please, sir, he says he won't go away."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Must he; then he shan't.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him that."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must he; then he shan't.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, sir, he says he won't go away."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Please, sir, he says he won't go away."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See _you_, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must he; then he shan't.
term of address for a man
From this reading "See _you_, sir."
express in words
From this reading Tell him that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell him that."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Must he; then he shan't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, sir, he says he won't go away."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See _you_, sir."
Chapter 10 of The Red Eric by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 413 sentences of The Red Eric, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Red Eric by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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