Chapter 5 of The Weathercock is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Weathercock is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ready? Pick them up!" cried the doctor. "What are you thinking about, eh?" Vane gave a jump. "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
Chapter 5 of The Weathercock is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Pick them up!" cried the doctor.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Vane gave a jump.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Pick them up!" cried the doctor.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “"What are you thinking about, eh?"”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “Vane gave a jump.”
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 Vane gave a jump.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Vane gave a jump.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Vane gave a jump.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
select carefully from a group
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Ready?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pick them up!" cried the doctor.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading Vane gave a jump.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you thinking about, eh?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, uncle, I was thinking."
Chapter 5 of The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn 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 5 holds 405 sentences of The Weathercock, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn 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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