Chapter 11 of Fil and Filippa is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Fil and Filippa is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road. "A buffalo cart!" I exclaimed. "I'm afraid to ride in that. We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
Chapter 11 of Fil and Filippa is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading “We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."”
not used up
From this reading “We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading “We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."”
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 “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid to ride in that.
(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 WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
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From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid to ride in that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm afraid to ride in that.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
not used up
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I'm afraid to ride in that.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
up to a particular time
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
at the time that
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
a Caucasian
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading WATER BUFFALO We were all so tired when we came out of the wood to the canal, that Fil's father told us to wait until a buffalo cart came down the white shell road.
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading We used to shoot buffaloes in our country, and the few now remaining we guard behind iron fences in zoo gardens."
Chapter 11 of Fil and Filippa by John Stuart Thomson holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 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.
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