Chapter 8 of The Wreckers of Sable Island is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Wreckers of Sable Island is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANXIOUS TIMES. "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming. "Why, above all things. I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks." "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
Chapter 8 of The Wreckers of Sable Island is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “"How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"All right, my boy," replied Ben.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
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In this reading “I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."”
In this reading “"Why, above all things.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Why, above all things.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Why, above all things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
eagerly desirous
From this reading ANXIOUS TIMES.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
cheerful and bright
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
a youthful male person
From this reading "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
and nothing more
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
many times at short intervals
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, my boy," replied Ben.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Why, above all things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ANXIOUS TIMES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
displeasing to the senses
From this reading I've often seen pictures of the great ugly creatures, and I think it would be just splendid to shoot one and get his tusks."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, above all things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "How would I like it?" cried Eric, his face beaming.
Chapter 8 of The Wreckers of Sable Island by J. Macdonald (James Macdonald) Oxley holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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