Chapter 12 of £19,000 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of £19,000 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie." "Yes, dad." "Sit down, girlie." "Let me kneel, here. There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
Chapter 12 of £19,000 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Yes, dad."”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."”
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “"Let me kneel, here.”
be seated
From this reading “"Sit down, girlie."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, dad."”
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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take a seat
In this reading “"Sit down, girlie."”
In this reading “FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."”
In this reading “FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
a young person of either sex
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
travel across or pass over
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Yes, dad."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down, girlie."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, girlie."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading "Let me kneel, here.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me kneel, here.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me kneel, here.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
be seated
From this reading "Sit down, girlie."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD--THE OLD STORY "Come here, Tessie."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
precisely as stated
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dad."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, like that, then you can't be very cross, I know.
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