Chapter 10 of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared. "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house. "Ain't I tired just?" "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him. Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
Chapter 10 of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading “Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.”
in a delightful manner
From this reading “Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.”
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In this reading “Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.”
In this reading “Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.”
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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 "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain't I tired just?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
in a delightful manner
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
and nothing more
From this reading "Ain't I tired just?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm not a bit," said Jill, coming in behind him.
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Ain't I tired just?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jill looked flushed and excited, and confessed to being delightfully hungry.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
at the time that
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Jill and Ritchie were gone for three days, and I was getting uneasy when the whole cavalcade reappeared.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Terribly wild work," said Ritchie as he entered the log-house.
Chapter 10 of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants by Gordon Stables holds 754 sentences, grouped into 151 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 10 holds 754 sentences of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants, unabridged, divided into 151 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Wild Life in the Land of the Giants by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 754 sentences, grouped into 151 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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