Chapter 3 of The Young Castellan is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Young Castellan is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A snake? Got in there?" "Snake, sir? No! I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
Chapter 3 of The Young Castellan is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got in there?"”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."”
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading “I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Snake, sir?”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “"A snake?”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."”
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 "A snake?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got in there?"
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Got in there?"
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
not any; not one
From this reading No!
term of address for a man
From this reading "Snake, sir?
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "A snake?
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Got in there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't ha' minded a snake; but there's no snakes here."
Chapter 3 of The Young Castellan by George Manville Fenn holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 407 sentences of The Young Castellan, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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