Chapter 5 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE. It was lonesome and dark. An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature. The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests. No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
Chapter 5 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.”
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading “An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “It was lonesome and dark.”
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.”
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.”
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.”
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In this reading “No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.”
In this reading “An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.”
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(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 An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was lonesome and dark.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was lonesome and dark.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lonesome and dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading It was lonesome and dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
not any; not one
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
under normal conditions
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
above and across; more than
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading An impressive, significant stillness hung over all Nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading No morepoke called, and no scrub-wallaby hopped through the undergrowth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lonesome and dark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night animals and birds, which ordinarily filled the bush with noises, seemed to have retired to their lairs and nests.
Chapter 5 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate by E. J. (Edwin James) Brady holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 212 sentences of Tom Pagdin, Pirate, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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