Chapter 12 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not exactly that. She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table. When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up. At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?" Another surprise was in store for Roden.
Chapter 12 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Another surprise was in store for Roden.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"”
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 “At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.”
In this reading “When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.”
In this reading “She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.”
in readiness; awaiting
In this reading “Another surprise was in store for Roden.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Not exactly that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
the act of departing
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not exactly that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not exactly that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She came on board at Port Elizabeth, and I made them put her place next me here at the table.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another surprise was in store for Roden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate, we'll have a snug corner for the voyage, eh?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
at the time that
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I got your letter saying you were going to join us at Cape Town, I moved those other people a place up.
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