Chapter 10 of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it." "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear." "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious? Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured." "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
Chapter 10 of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
third-person singular of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."”
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading “"You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."”
harmed
From this reading “Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “"Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “"Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?”
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “"Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."”
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 "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
third-person singular of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
harmed
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
leave undone or leave out
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
on the contrary
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have to be, seeing that I live in the midst of it."
up to a particular time
From this reading Until their enthusiasm abates, I certainly shall range myself among the First-Aiders rather than the Injured."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
during the time that
From this reading "My idea was, to strike while the iron is hot."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you think I would neglect a precaution so obvious?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have joined the Ambulance Class, I hear."
Chapter 10 of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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