Chapter 20 of With the Dyaks of Borneo is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of With the Dyaks of Borneo is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The End of the Chase "Ahoy there! Horton, ahoy! Where are you, Rajah?" Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle. "Ahoy!
Chapter 20 of With the Dyaks of Borneo is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
In this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
In this reading “Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you, Rajah?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horton, ahoy!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
a prince or king in India
From this reading Where are you, Rajah?"
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
in a strange manner
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
in or at that place or location
From this reading The End of the Chase "Ahoy there!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Strangely weird and uncanny did the sounds appear as they left the lips of Captain Keppel and floated across the rushing stream away into the jungle.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you, Rajah?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you, Rajah?"
Chapter 20 of With the Dyaks of Borneo by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 522 sentences, grouped into 105 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 20 holds 522 sentences of With the Dyaks of Borneo, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of With the Dyaks of Borneo by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 522 sentences, grouped into 105 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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