Chapter 10 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CABBIES. Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab. All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank. So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street. Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
Chapter 10 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.”
plural of “cabby” — someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading “CABBIES.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.”
British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
From this reading “So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.”
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
From this reading “Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.”
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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 Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
(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 All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
plural of “cabby” — someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading CABBIES.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
the act of departing
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
and nothing more
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
carry out
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So they ordered the driver to take them to Hosie's Hotel, in Flinders Street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All they wanted was to get the cab out of the neighbourhood of the rank.
at the time that
From this reading Hal and Reg had merely acted on impulse when they entered the cab.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Going along, a smart landau passed them, carrying a young man.
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