Chapter 5 of The wild fawn is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The wild fawn is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.” Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out. “What did that fool William do?” “You mean to-night?” Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.
Chapter 5 of The wild fawn is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.”
not still wet
From this reading “Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.”
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading “Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““What did that fool William do?””
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading ““Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.””
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading ““Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.””
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.”
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.
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In this reading “Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.”
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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 Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
not still wet
From this reading Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean to-night?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carter dried her eyes.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
push forcefully
From this reading Mr. Carter emitted another roar, and finally threw himself into a chair and thrust his feet out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean to-night?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What did that fool William do?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Johnson, you know I didn’t notice.”
Chapter 5 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The wild fawn, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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