Chapter 6 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What did he say?" "Yes, you fool. What did he say? That was what I asked." "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
Chapter 6 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “That was what I asked."”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"Yes, you fool.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.”
express in words
From this reading “"What did he say?"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, you fool.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That was what I asked."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he say?"
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Yes, you fool.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What did he say?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was what I asked."
important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
express in words
From this reading "What did he say?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what I asked."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Say? say?" repeated the Kaffir, as though to recollect.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what I asked."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he say?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you fool.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you fool.
Chapter 6 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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