Chapter 15 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 15 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
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Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PASSING OF THE WOON. Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done. _Maraffa_. "Good-bye, Phipson. We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
Chapter 15 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading "Good-bye, Phipson.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading _Maraffa_.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE WOON.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE WOON.
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From this reading "Good-bye, Phipson.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE WOON.
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From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
which person or people
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
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From this reading Pick up the threads, the web is spun; For weal or woe, the task is done.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE WOON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We can never forget what we owe you--you and the poor boy who lies there.
