Chapter 15 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why? Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?” Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things. “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.” “Hooray!
Chapter 15 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading ““No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.””
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?””
a victory cheer
From this reading ““Hooray!”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?””
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading ““No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.””
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?””
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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 Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
a boy or man
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hooray!
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
not divisible by two
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
a member of the people of Pakistan and Punjab
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. He's one of old Strickland's Punjabi policemen--and quite European--I believe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Stalky often visits the Infant, and has seen some odd things.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
at the time that
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is he a Yao--like the fellow Wade brought here--when your housekeeper had fits?”
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