Chapter 26 of Five Tales is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Five Tales is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin. And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital. Did you put many men in prison?” Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat. The question seemed to him untimely.
Chapter 26 of Five Tales is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.”
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading ““It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
plural of “swab” — implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
badly timed
From this reading “The question seemed to him untimely.”
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anew
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
(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 “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
the force of workers available
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
and nothing more
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
plural of “swab” — implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
being three more than thirty
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
badly timed
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
Chapter 26 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 26 holds 228 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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