Chapter 28 of Australia Felix is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Australia Felix is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster. "In your element again, old girl!" Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays. "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard. Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
Chapter 28 of Australia Felix is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an abstract part of something
From this reading “"In your element again, old girl!"”
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading “There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.”
past form of “fracture” — violate or abuse
From this reading “There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.”
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading “There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.”
support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.”
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading “There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.”
plural of “tray” — an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.”
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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 There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
anew
From this reading "In your element again, old girl!"
(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 "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
an abstract part of something
From this reading "In your element again, old girl!"
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
past form of “fracture” — violate or abuse
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
a young female
From this reading "In your element again, old girl!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "In your element again, old girl!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it doesn't all fall on me, Richard.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Jinny's a great help--sitting with John and keeping him company."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
plural of “tray” — an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
at the time that
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Mahony chaffed his wife, when he met her bearing invalid trays.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There for some weeks John was a prisoner, with a fractured rib encased in strips of plaster.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In your element again, old girl!"
Chapter 28 of Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 28 holds 202 sentences of Australia Felix, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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