Chapter 10 of The thing in the woods is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The thing in the woods is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mary patted the setter's head. "Poor old boy! Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it! Was it a good rat, Leo?" But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
Chapter 10 of The thing in the woods is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Was it a good rat, Leo?"”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Mary patted the setter's head.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.”
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.
a familiar term of address for a man
In this reading “"Poor old boy!”
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 Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Poor old boy!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Was it a good rat, Leo?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mary patted the setter's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Was it a good rat, Leo?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary patted the setter's head.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Poor old boy!
and nothing more
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Mary patted the setter's head.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor old boy!
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary patted the setter's head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary patted the setter's head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a good rat, Leo?"
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading But the dog only twisted impatiently from her touch, his head turned backwards and his nose working.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did he get a rat, and wouldn't they let him have it!
Chapter 10 of The thing in the woods by Harper Williams holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The thing in the woods, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The thing in the woods by Harper Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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