Chapter 2 of Three Boys is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Three Boys is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, not much. Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?" "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously. "She's a prave poat to sail." "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
Chapter 2 of Three Boys is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “"What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “"What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"She's a prave poat to sail."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “"What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.”
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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 "She's a prave poat to sail."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
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From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
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From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
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From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
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From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "No, not much.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, not much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, not much.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a prave poat to sail."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a prave poat to sail."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "She's a prave poat to sail."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, she shall not go down chust direckly," said Scoodrach seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a prave poat to sail."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's a prave poat to sail."
except if; if not
From this reading Unless she goes down, eh, Scood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading "What's the matter?" cried Kenneth, as his passenger looked wildly round.
Chapter 2 of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Three Boys, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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