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Apes and Angels

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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* * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.
THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.
In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.
At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.
After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.
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Apes and Angels

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.
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THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.
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In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.
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At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.
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After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.
/ˈæftər sʌm mʌnθs hæd pæst ðə ˈtiːtʃər vɔɪst ə rəˈɡret ðæt hiː hæd dʌn ðɪs ɪt ˈhɑːrdli siːmd fer tuː ðə ˈfɑːðər ʌv hɪz ˈkʌntri/

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Army's noun US /ˈɑːrmiz/

possessive form of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

briefest adjective US /ˈbriːfəst/

superlative of “brief” — of short duration or distance

From this reading “* * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.”

casualties noun US /ˈkæʒəwəltiz/

plural of “casualty” — someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

From this reading “* * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.”

patriotism noun US /ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

From this reading “At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.”

renamed verb US /riˈneɪmd/

past form of “rename” — assign a new name to

From this reading “At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.”

reservation noun US /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/

a district that is reserved for particular purpose

From this reading “At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.”

screaming adjective US /ˈskriːmɪŋ/

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading “At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.”

voiced adjective US /vɔɪst/

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.”

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per cent preposition + noun

In this reading “* * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.”

tender age adjective + noun

In this reading “At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.”

of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

In this reading “In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.”

some months adjective + noun counted as “some month”

In this reading “After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.”

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From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

Army'snounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/

possessive form of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

briefestadjectiveUS /ˈbriːfəst/

superlative of “brief” — of short duration or distance

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

casualtiesnounUS /ˈkæʒəwəltiz/

plural of “casualty” — someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

centnounUS /sent/

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

FLATFEET

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From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

Flatfootnoun

a policeman who patrols a given region

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

patriotismnounUS /ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

renamedverbUS /riˈneɪmd/

past form of “rename” — assign a new name to

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

reservationnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/

a district that is reserved for particular purpose

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

SquareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In Flatfoot Indian this means, of course, Little-Big-Fat-Brown-Muskrat-Sitting-on-a-Pine-Stump-With- His-Tail-just-Touching-the-Ground.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

Ug

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

voicedadjectiveUS /vɔɪst/

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading After some months had passed, the teacher voiced a regret that he had done this; it hardly seemed fair to the Father of His Country.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LAST OF THE FLATFEET HIS name was Ugobeecheebuggocheebeepawpawkeepiswiskiweeweechinoobee.

WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading At the school on the reservation whither he was taken, screaming, at a tender age, the teacher, in the interest of simplicity and patriotism, renamed him George Washington Ug.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading * * * * * So ended the Battle of Washington Square, the briefest battle in history, and yet the only one where the American Army’s casualties were 100 per cent.

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