Chapter 9 of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you are, I hope we may meet in the field. I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage." "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta. "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all. He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
Chapter 9 of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."”
a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
From this reading “"Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “"Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “"If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."”
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 “I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."”
In this reading “"If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
(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 I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
the act of departing
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
come together
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He is not needed, as he says, and--you are not to encourage him."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Mr Kershaw is not going to be shot at at all.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "Now, Dr Da Costa, you are not to encourage him," struck in Aletta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I shall be pleased to show you all you may be wishing to see to the best advantage."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you are, I hope we may meet in the field.
Chapter 9 of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 9 holds 412 sentences of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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