Chapter 8 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RELIEVED Well waited is well done. “Here--hi!” This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention. “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar. “Ee yess, sar.”
Chapter 8 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
From this reading ““Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading ““Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading ““Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “RELIEVED Well waited is well done.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ““Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.”
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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 “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading RELIEVED Well waited is well done.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading “Ee yess, sar.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here--hi!”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Here--hi!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RELIEVED Well waited is well done.
conformity or harmony
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading RELIEVED Well waited is well done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ee yess, sar.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time some one heard him, and that small, silent man, Ben Abdi, stood in the doorway of the tent at attention.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading RELIEVED Well waited is well done.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading RELIEVED Well waited is well done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ee yess, sar.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you keeping a good look-out down the valley?” asked Major Agar.
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