Chapter 19 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST! Charlie looked around. The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others. Jack gripped his arm. "Look here, Chuck!
Chapter 19 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Jack gripped his arm.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Charlie looked around.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “"Look here, Chuck!”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “Jack gripped his arm.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack gripped his arm.”
-ing form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading “The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.”
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Jack gripped his arm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Charlie looked around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie looked around.
throw carelessly
From this reading "Look here, Chuck!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading Jack gripped his arm.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here, Chuck!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack gripped his arm.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack gripped his arm.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here, Chuck!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Charlie looked around.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
-ing form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The bamboos were all about them, and without retracing their steps they could not summon the others.
Chapter 19 of The rogue elephant by Elliott Whitney holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 19 holds 170 sentences of The rogue elephant, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The rogue elephant by Elliott Whitney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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