Chapter 30 of Viking Boys is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Viking Boys is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON." "Tom! Tom!" Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply. He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
Chapter 30 of Viking Boys is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.”
two items of the same kind
From this reading “"SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.”
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading “Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.”
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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 Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
held up in the air
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
not any; not one
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
be seated
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
male cat
From this reading "Tom!
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
two items of the same kind
From this reading "SWEET SIGHT FOR ME THOU TWAIN TO SIT EYES ON."
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was breathing heavily and quite unconscious.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Harry had groped his way to Tom's head, had lifted it on his arm, and felt the warm blood welling from a deep cut on the forehead, "Tom, can you not understand?" he said; but Tom made no reply.
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