Chapter 10 of A Safety Match is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Safety Match is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't any of these lead anywhere?" "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake. We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir." "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?" "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Chapter 10 of A Safety Match is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"Don't any of these lead anywhere?"”
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
From this reading “"We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.”
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading “"We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
most important element
From this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “"We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.”
a full supply
From this reading “We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."”
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a major road for any form of motor transport
In this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
In this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
In this reading “We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
apart from; not including
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
most important element
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
a full supply
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
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