Chapter 8 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How can we get back to town?" "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly." "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett. "Are you a good walker?" "Pretty well," I said.
Chapter 8 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “"Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “"Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"Pretty well," I said.”
carry out
From this reading “"Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “"It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “"How can we get back to town?"”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."”
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading “"Are you a good walker?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"How can we get back to town?"”
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 "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you a good walker?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Are you a good walker?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pretty well," I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty well," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
carry out
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is very tiresome, Tony," said Mr Hallett.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading "Are you a good walker?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How can we get back to town?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Pretty well," I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Walk," said the man; "'less you like to take a fly."
Chapter 8 of The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn holds 414 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 8 holds 414 sentences of The Story of Antony Grace, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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