Chapter 2 of The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, what news?" shouted Rob. "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet. Have you fallen in with them?" "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too. We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
Chapter 2 of The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “"We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “"Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Have you fallen in with them?"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Well, what news?" shouted Rob.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Well, what news?" shouted Rob.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
(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 "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Have you fallen in with them?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you fallen in with them?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, what news?" shouted Rob.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Well, what news?" shouted Rob.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Well, what news?" shouted Rob.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We killed some of them, and the rest ran off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have you fallen in with them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what news?" shouted Rob.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what news?" shouted Rob.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have you fallen in with them?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, indeed we have!" answered Harry, "and had a desperate fight too.
but in spite of that
From this reading "We have been expecting the blacks all day, but they have not come yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you fallen in with them?"
Chapter 2 of The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 468 sentences, grouped into 94 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 2 holds 468 sentences of The Young Berringtons: The Boy Explorers, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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