Chapter 18 of In Blue Creek Cañon is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of In Blue Creek Cañon is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED. "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table. "No," replied Wang Kum briefly. "Not any at all? How very strange!"
Chapter 18 of In Blue Creek Cañon is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.”
for a short time
From this reading “"No," replied Wang Kum briefly.”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “"Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.”
the literary culture
From this reading “"Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “"Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.”
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(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 "Not any at all?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not any at all?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
for a short time
From this reading "No," replied Wang Kum briefly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How very strange!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," replied Wang Kum briefly.
the literary culture
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," replied Wang Kum briefly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not any at all?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No," replied Wang Kum briefly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How very strange!"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNEXPECTED.
precisely as stated
From this reading How very strange!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get any letters this morning, Wang?" inquired Mrs. Pennypoker, as the Chinaman came in to remove the dishes from the breakfast table.
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